Nina Lee, Andrew Bain, Matthew Howard

Shades of Sound: From Mozart to Shostakovich, with Nina Lee, Cello
Featuring Andrew Bain, Horn, and Matthew Howard, Percussion

Cellist Nina Lee of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet brings a “bold, wholly convincing” presence to a program of striking range and emotional depth. Mozart’s Piano Quartet, one of the first works ever written for the form, opens with grace and wit, balancing concerto-like brilliance with chamber intimacy. Nielsen’s Wind Quintet follows, charming, offbeat, and full of vivid character. After intermission, Andy Akiho’s Aluminous electrifies the room with rhythm and color. Then Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 arrives like a reckoning. Haunting and searing, it’s one of music’s most deeply personal statements.

MOZART Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
NIELSEN Wind Quintet
ANDY AKIHO Aluminius for String Quartet and Vibraphone
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor

Nina Lee, Cello
Andrew Bain, Horn
Matthew Howard, Percussion