Grand prize winners of Austin’s own national Coltman Chamber Music Competition kick off weekend two of the Austin Chamber Music Festival! Kodak Quartet is highly regarded for their work with contemporary composers and for presenting traditional works with a contemporary flavor; their July 19 program features Johannes Brahms, John Zorn, and Ernst von Dohnányi. Joining the energetic ensemble is pianist Michelle Schumann, named “Best Classical Musician” in the Best of Austin Readers Poll by the Austin Chronicle.

Program:

String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 | Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Allegro non troppo
Andante moderato
Quasi minuetto, moderato – Allegretto vivace
Finale: Allegro non assai
Cat o’Nine Tails | John Zorn (b. 1953)

INTERMISSION

Piano Quintet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1 | Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960)

Allegro
Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
Adagio, quasi andante
Finale: Allegro animato
 
KODAK QUARTET
Edgar Donati, Martin No, violins | Daniel Spink, viola | Blake Kitayama, cello

Michelle Schumann, piano

Approximate run time: 78 minutes, plus one short intermission

Subject to availability, $12 Student Rush (with student ID), $35 General Admission, $45 Preferred, and $85 Premium tickets may be purchased at the box office on the day of the concert. The box office will open one hour before the concert begins, and hall doors will open for seating 30 minutes before.

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