Puccini shares a musical bouquet in memory of a friend, and Charlotte Bray reflects on obsession, desire, solitude and lost love. Dedicated “to the memory of a great artist,” Rachmaninoff’s tribute to Tchaikovsky was composed in a flurry of emotion in just five weeks, revealing celestial glimpses of his mentor in a rapturous outpouring of pathos and passion.

PROGRAM

Giacomo Puccini, Crisantemi for string quartet

Charlotte Bray, Fire Burning in Snow for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello—U.S. premiere

Gordon Jacob, Sextet in B-flat Major for piano and winds, Op. 6

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Trio élégiaque No. 2 in d minor, Op. 9

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