The Red Violin – Salon Series

SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 28, “Sonatensatz”
PRICE Fantasie No. 1
DVORAK Piano Quartet No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 87

Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin; Ben Weiss, viola; Timothy O’Malley, cello; Phillip Bush, piano

Renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn and her legendary 1720 “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius return to Charleston for an intimate afternoon of chamber music in the historic ballroom of South Carolina Society Hall.  The program opens with Schubert’s youthful and charming Piano Trio in B-flat Major.  Florence Price’s evocative Fantasie No. 1 follows, showcasing her unique voice as a pioneering African-American composer who blended classical tradition with a rich, lyrical expression. The evening culminates with Dvořák’s masterful Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87, a work filled with vibrant folk rhythms, deep emotion, and radiant melodies.

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