WHAT TO EXPECT
Join us for Restless Passions, a stirring evening of chamber music featuring powerfully expressive works that explore the depths of longing, intensity, and introspection.
At the heart of the program is the Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor by Gabriel Fauré, a late-Romantic masterpiece brimming with emotional turbulence and radiant lyricism. Written during a time of personal and artistic transformation, this quartet is a sweeping journey through shadow and light — by turns brooding, tender, and boldly passionate.
Paired with the Fauré is Frank Bridge’s Allegro Appassionato for Viola and Piano, a virtuosic gem that showcases the viola’s rich, haunting voice in a thrilling interplay of urgency and grace. Full of youthful fire and aching expressivity, it sets the stage for an unforgettable evening of musical intensity. The program will also include additional selections.
Performed by a quartet of acclaimed musicians, Restless Passions promises a profound musical journey — where restless hearts find voice in the eloquence of strings and piano.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
A member of the Blakemore Trio and Professor of Violin at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, Carolyn Huebl has performed across North America, South America, and Europe, as a recitalist and chamber musician.
Nancy Buck is Co-Artistic Director of the Chamber @ Ravenscroft series and serves on Arizona State University’s School of Music, Dance, and Theatre faculty as a Professor of Viola.
A winner of national competitions on three continents, cellist Yoshika Masuda has performed throughout Australia, Japan, China, Mexico, the USA, the UK, and much of western Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.
Widely recognized for her diverse abilities as a collaborative artist, pianist Miki Aoki has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York City, St. Martin-in-the Fields, the Royal Festival Hall, Laeizhalle Hamburg, Munetsugu Hall (Japan), and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (Russia).
