Friction & Sparks

Why we picked it

    Friction & Sparks This program moves between elegance and intensity. Franz Danzi’s Wind Quintet is genial and playful, its textures light and full of charm, while Dmitri Shostakovich’s late Violin Sonata cuts deeper—spare, intense, and haunting in its stark introspection. After the break, Venezuelan-French composer Reynaldo Hahn’s Piano Quintet surges with passion, offering dramatic fervor, evocative colors, and a sweeping sense of release. Program: FRANZ DANZI (1763-1826)Wind Quintet, Op. 56, No. 1 Christie Reside, flute | Ben Price, oboe | Jay Shankar, clarinetNikolette LaBonte, horn | Antoine St-Onge, bassoon   DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)Violin Sonata, Op. 134 Anthony Marwood, violin | Roman Rabinovich, piano   - Intermission -   REYNALDO HAHN (1874-1947)Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor David McCarroll, violin | Diana Cohen, violinJennif