Accordo: A Tribute to Debussy on his 150th

Program:

Janácek: Sonata for Violin & PianoSteven Copes, Benjamin Hochman

Ravel: String Quartet in F majorSteven Copes, Ruggero Allifranchini, Maiya Papach, Ronald Thomas

Debussy: Selected Preludes for Solo PianoBenjamin Hochman

Fauré: Piano Quartet in c minor, Opus 15Benjamin Hochman, Ruggero Allifranchini, Maiya Papach, Ronald Thomas

Accordo, established in 2009, is a Minnesota-based chamber group made up of some of the very best instrumentalists in the country, eager to share their love of classical and contemporary chamber music in intimate and unique performance spaces. Its fourth season (2012-13) will be presented by The Schubert Club, Northrop Concerts and Lectures, and Kate Nordstrum Projects at the National Historic Landmark Christ Church Lutheran, one of the Twin Cities' great architectural treasures designed by the esteemed architect Eliel Saarinen and his son Eero Saarinen.

Accordo includes a string octet composed of Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra principal players Rebecca Albers, Ruggero Allifranchini, Steven Copes, Erin Keefe, Kyu-Young Kim, Maiya Papach, Anthony Ross, and Ronald  Thomas.