Schedule:

Friday, July 18, 2025

5:00 PM - Prelude Performance I
Spieker Center for the Arts
Tickets: Free

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven(1770–1827)
 Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1, no. 3 (1794–1795)

Robert Schumann(1810–1856)
 Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44 (1842)

Artists

PIANO

 Elliot Wuu
 Bo Zhang

VIOLA

 Sofia Gilchenok
 Stephen “Adam” Savage

CELLO

 Camden Archambeau
 Sara Scanlon

VIOLIN

 Ria Honda
 Ariel Horowitz

7:00 PM - Encounter Lecture I: Chamber Music, the Greatest Story Never Told
Martin Family Hall
Tickets: $50 full-price | $25 under age thirty

The Jim and Mical Brenzel Encounter Series invites you to go beyond the concert hall and explore the heart of chamber music. Led by top musicians and thinkers, these evening talks explore the themes of each festival with great stories, insights, and musical moments. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just getting into chamber music, you’ll come away inspired.

Aaron Boyd–violinist, lecturer, scholar, and educator–returns to the Encounters series to present a bird’s-eye view of the art of chamber music, from the sixteenth century to the present. Aaron will offer a plethora of musical examples, and rare, informative visuals will render multidimensional and easily comprehensible the colorful and complex evolution of the art form. From the first time two people played together, through chamber music’s greatest eras, to the pandemic-age phenomenon of collaborative Zoom performances, Aaron is certain to cover it all.