Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival-in-Residence #2 Modulating Moods From Mozart’s clarity to Dvořák’s dance

From Mozart’s luminous elegance to Dvořák’s folk-inspired vitality, the 2nd installment of Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival’s residency at Kerrytown Concert House this season traces a rich spectrum of musical expression. Clarinetist David Shifrin joins the Candide Quartet for Mozart’s beloved Clarinet Quintet in A major, a cornerstone of the chamber repertoire whose graceful lyricism and warmth highlight the instrument’s singing voice. Shifrin then takes center stage in Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet, a strikingly modern work that explores the clarinet’s color, character, and virtuosity. Closing the evening, Trio Eris performs Dvořák’s exuberant “Dumky” Piano Trio, a sequence of contrasting movements that move freely between introspection and spirited dance.

Together, these works create an intimate and expressive program showcasing lyrical clarinet lines, striking solo moments, and deeply emotional chamber textures in KCH’s salon setting.

David Shifrin, clarinet
Candide Quartet, Shouse ensemble
Trio Eris, Shouse ensemble

Program: 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
(1756-1791)
Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Allegretto con variazioni
Shifrin, Candide Quartet

Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
(1882-1971)
Shifrin

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 “Dumky”
(1841-1904)
Lento maestoso – Allegro vivace – Allegro molto
Poco adagio – Vivace non troppo
Andante – Vivace non troppo
Andante moderato – Allegretto scherzando – Allegro
Allegro
Lento maestoso – Vivace
Trio Eris