Summer Passion

Sunday, June 22, 2025

7 PM  Pre-concert performance
7:30 PM  MAIN CONCERT with all Festival artists

Please join us for a formal Meet and Greet with the musicians in the atrium following the performance.

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From the poised grace of Jean-Marie Leclair’s Baroque duo violin sonata to the fluid, impressionistic gestures of Debussy’s cello sonata, each work reflects its era’s unique approach to movement and expression.

Petri Makkonen’s fiery Tango-Toccata infuses the recital with contemporary energy and Argentine flair, while Brahms’s monumental Piano Quintet in F Minor brings the journey to a powerful close, blending Romantic intensity with folk and dance-like undercurrents. 

PROGRAM

Pre-Concert – 7 PM

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Romanze in F-sharp Major, op. 28, no. 2

Grace Zhou, piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, op. 19

I. Andantino

Jessica Zhuang, violin
Evan Yin, piano

Frederic Chopin (1810–1849)
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, op. 23

Ellie Morison, piano

Main Concert – 7:30 PM

PROGRAM NOTES

Jean-Marie Leclair  (1697–1764)
Sonata for Two Violins in D Major
Op. 3, No. 6

Allegretto scherzando
Tempo di minuetto. Grazioso
Allegretto scherzando
Canon. Andante con moto
Poco allegro

Jacques Forestier, violin
Gabrielle Després, violin

Claude Debussy  (1862–1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135

Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
Sérénade: Modérément animé
Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux

Alexander Hersh, cello
Patricia Tao, piano

Petri Makkonen  (b. 1967)
Tango-Toccata
Michael Bridge, accordion

INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms  (1833–1897)
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

Allegro non troppo
Andante, un poco adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto, non troppo

Jacques Forestier, violin
Gabrielle Després, violin
Ryan Davis, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Angela Cheng, piano

Festival Passes

Adult: $90
Senior [65+] : $80
Under 30: $48
Festival Passes allow for entry into the 3 MAIN CONCERTS: June 17, 20 and 22, 2025

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Concert Schedule

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Featuring the Tesla Quartet
7:30 PM   MAIN CONCERT
Trinity Lutheran Church

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
7:30 PM
Featuring the Tesla Quartet
Yardbird Suite
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
7:30 PM
Featuring Michael Bridge, accordion; Jacques Forestier, violin; Ryan Davis, viola, and Alexander Hersh, cello
Yardbird Suite
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Friday, June 20, 2025
From Lament to Light
7:30 PM   MAIN CONCERT  
Featuring all Festival artists
Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Summer Passion
7:30 PM   MAIN CONCERT 
Featuring all Festival artists
Trinity Lutheran Church