The three most familiar members of the chamber music family—winds, strings, and piano—join forces for a program rich in sonorities and cultural variety. Bohuslav Martinů, who inherited the mantle of Dvořák to become the most famous Czech composer of his day, left a huge catalog of chamber music. The Austrian Ludwig Thuille excelled in opera but his chamber music is now making a well-deserved comeback. And Germany’s Ludwig Spohr, one of his era’s greatest violinists, composed prolifically and skillfully for all combinations of chamber ensembles, the nonet is among his finest compositions.

Performers
Wu Qian, Piano
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin
Paul Neubauer, Viola
Clive Greensmith, Cello
Blake Hinson, Double bass
Tara Helen O’Connor, Flute
James Austin Smith, Oboe
Sebastian Manz, Clarinet
Marc Goldberg, Bassoon
David Byrd-Marrow, Horn