Great Clarinet Quintets: Dvořák, Mozart, and Weber

Performance Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including intermission. This engaging evening of chamber music features works by Dvořák, Mozart, and Weber. Dvořák’s Drobnosti (Miniatures) for Two Violins and Viola, which he wrote for family friends of the composer and intended to play the viola part himself, offer a set of intimate character pieces that highlight the warmth of the string trio. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, one of his crowning chamber works and the first great clarinet quintet ever written, established the instrument as a central voice in the repertoire through its effortless dialogue with the strings. The evening concludes with Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, a nearly operatic work that explores the instrument’s extraordinary technical possibilities and impressive range. All together, this curated selection of works makes for an unforgettable night of musical splendor. Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois shines in these works and is joined by acclaimed violinists Aaron Boyd and Danbi Um; cellist Nicholas Canellakis, “a superb young soloist” (The New Yorker); and violist Paul Neubauer, regarded by The New York Times as a “master musician.” Program: Dvořák | Drobnosti (Miniatures) for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a (1887) Mozart | Quintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581 (1789) Weber | Quintet in B-flat major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34 (1811–15) Performing Artists: Aaron Boyd, violin Danbi Um, violin Paul Neubauer, viola Nicholas Canellakis, cello Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet About Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of eleven resident companies of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the largest performing arts complex in the world. The vision for CMS emerged in 1965, when the distinguished American composer and then-President of Lincoln Center, William Schuman, conceived of an institution dedicated to chamber music, housed in its own specially designed recital hall. CMS is part of a distinguished community of resident companies at Lincoln Center, including The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. Under the artistic guidance of Charles Wadsworth, and through the patronage and inspiring leadership of Alice Tully, the plan came to fruition. On September 11, 1969, Alice Tully Hall opened with the first performance of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, inaugurating a new era for chamber music in the United States. Since that time, CMS has grown remarkably in scope and stature, to become the world’s largest international chamber music producing and presenting organization. Under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han since 2004, CMS now comprises a multi-generational and international roster of over 140 of the finest chamber musicians. CMS presents chamber music of every instrumentation, style, and period, reaching a global audience of over65,000 each year with more than 150 performances and education programs in New York and on tour worldwide. CMS is committed to broadening public engagement with chamber music through its robust in person education programs and expansive educational media initiatives, including almost 2,000videos and an in-depth about the music resource, available on its website for free. Over its history, CMS has commissioned more than 200 new works from leading composers. The Bowers Program, CMS’s rigorous three-season residency for outstanding early-career musicians, is widely recognized as the most distinguished young-artist program in the field, offering unparalleled mentorship and performance opportunities to the future leaders of the artform.