Intimate Letters was inspired by Janáček’s long and spiritual friendship with Kamila Stösslová, a married woman 38 years his junior. The piece is intended to reflect the character of their relationship as revealed in more than 700 letters they exchanged with each other: "You stand behind every note, you, living, forceful, loving. The fragrance of your body, the glow of your kisses – no, really of mine. Those notes of mine kiss all of you. They call for you passionately..." The finale of the program is Schubert’s sublime Cello Quintet featuring two world-class cellists, Hannah Roberts and Jonathan Dormand (Verona Quartet) who were once teacher and student, now sharing the stage together as colleagues in perfect harmony.
IDEAS - ENCORE Conversations (6 PM)
Andrew Rindfleisch is featured in ENCORE’s pre-concert conversation series, where he will tell the story of his musical obsession and journey to becoming a celebrated composer. The concert, “Tales of Pursuit & Obsession: Intimate Letters,” will include the world premiere of Rindfleisch’s piece “Phantasmagoria.”
A leading composer of his generation, Dr. Rindfleisch has been awarded many of the most prestigious honors in American culture, including the Rome Prize, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Aaron Copland Award. More than 35 additional prizes and awards have followed, including those from the Cleveland Arts Prize for Music, Library of Congress and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. An internationally active composer, conductor and pianist, his work continues to gain consistent critical and popular acclaim. He has produced dozens of works for the concert hall, including solo, chamber, vocal, choral, wind, and orchestral music. He holds degrees from Harvard University (PhD), the New England Conservatory of Music (Master of Music), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison (Bachelor of Music).
Coordinator of the Music Composition Program at Cleveland State University, Andrew Rindfleisch is also the founder and music director of the Cleveland Contemporary Players, and director of the CSU Music Composition Resource Center.
MUSIC - Friday Classics Concert (7 PM)
2022 ENCORE Highlighted Living Composer Andrew Rindfleisch’s work, Phantasmagoria, is included in this program for its world premiere.
ARTISTS:
Verona Quartet
Jonathan Ong, violin
Dorothy Ro, violin
Abigail Rojansky, viola
Jonathan Dormand, cello
Jinjoo Cho, Sibbi Bernhardsson, and Brendan Shea, violin
Ivo-Jan van der Werff and Eric Wong, viola
Hannah Roberts and Max Geissler, cello
PROGRAM:
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No.2, Intimate Letters
Andrew Rindfleisch: Phantasmagoria **world premiere**
*intermission*
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Cello Quintet