A rarely performed early gem by Franz Schubert opens the radiant fifth season of Summer Evenings. Following a youthful thread, the bucolic First Piano Quartet by the 34-year-old Antonín Dvořák leads to a striking Sextet for string quartet, bass, and a virtuoso piano part, composed and performed by Felix Mendelssohn at the astonishing age of 15.

Program
Schubert Trio in B-flat major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, D. 581 (1817)
Dvořák Quartet in D major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 23 (1875)
Mendelssohn Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110 (1824)

Performers
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Kristin Lee, Violin
Richard O’Neill, Viola
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Clive Greensmith, Cello
Anthony Manzo, Double Bass