Strung Together

“Strung Together” offers a compelling exploration of musical dialogue across time, style, and instrumentation. The program opens with a contemporary reimagining of the Baroque concerto grosso form, where individual voices emerge from and return to the ensemble in a dynamic interplay of textures and timbres. This modern take honors the genre’s roots while embracing a fresh, expressive language that reflects today’s diverse musical landscape.

The evening continues with a virtuosic sonata for two violins, a genre rarely explored with such intensity since the Baroque era. Here, the performers engage in a tightly woven contrapuntal conversation, echoing the spirit of Bach while channeling the fiery individuality and harmonic daring of the early 20th century.

The program culminates in one of the great Romantic chamber works—a piano quintet that blends lyrical folk idioms with formal sophistication. Its sweeping melodies, rhythmic vitality, and rich harmonic palette offer a deeply satisfying close to a program that celebrates both the intimacy and grandeur of chamber music.

JESSIE MONTGOMERY               
Concerto Grosso

Stefan Jackiw, violin solo; Nicholas Daniel, oboe, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Jake Dongyoung Shim*, violins; Kyle Armbrust, viola;  Anthony Manzo, bass; Stephanie Tang*, piano

YSAŸE                                             
Sonata for Two Violins

Vilde Frang, Stephan Waarts, violins

DVOŘÁK                                          
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Inon Barnatan, piano; Noah Bendix-Balgley, Stefan Jackiw, violins; Teng Li, viola, Alisa Weilerstein, cello