One of Canada’s finest chamber ensembles, the Penderecki Quartet opens our season, making its first appearance in Nova Scotia since 2010. They bring us a mix of classics and Canadian works, including a late work of Murray Schafer’s, written as the composer grappled with the onset of dementia.
On the Program
JOSEF HAYDN: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2 (“Sun”)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No 2 in F Major, Op. 92
CARMEN BRADEN: The Raven Conspiracy
R. MURRAY SCHAFER: Piano Quintet
Jeremy Bell and Jerzy Kaplanek, violins; Christine Vlajk, viola; Katie Schlaikjer, cello
With Simon Docking, piano
Presented by Scotia Festival of Music, The Music Room Chamber Players Series brings 20 delightfully varied chamber and classical music concerts to Halifax between September and April each year, showcasing a wide range of local and visiting performers.