Dynamic Contrasts

The concert opens with a piano trio by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail titled Saans (Hindi for "breath"), followed by The Currents, a solo piano piece by Sarah Kirkland Snider. The first half closes with Avner Dorman's Sextet, a dynamic blend of textures and timbres featuring trumpet, strings, and piano. After intermission, the richness continues with Brahms' lush B-flat Sextet for strings, a masterpiece of interwoven melodies and harmonies. This program is a powerful exploration of classical and contemporary chamber music.

Enjoy delightful chamber music with principal musicians of Pacific Symphony in the coffee-house atmosphere of the Samueli Theater. While you sip coffee and savor decadent desserts, your gifted host, curator, and pianist Orli Shaham guides you on a journey exploring how composers influenced each other and changed the course of chamber music.

This concert is performed with a 20-minute intermission.