In The Beginning There Was Light

What to expect: We open this year’s festival with music that radiates brightness and captures the feeling of excitement and anticipation before embarking on a new adventure. The first half begins with Franz Schubert’s Trio No. 1—an adventurous and heroic work full of storytelling spirit. This is followed by a shorter piece by the French composer Germaine Tailleferre, offering a refreshing contrast, like a musical palate cleanser. The journey then continues into the second half, where we are invited into the endlessly beautiful and dreamlike world of Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1. Program:  ◝ ٭ ◞ Franz Schubert: Piano Trio, No. 1 (40')*** intermission *** ◝ ٭ ◞ Germaine Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 1 (15') ◝ ٭ ◞ Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet, No. 1 (30')