Thursday, July 30

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Serenade in D Major, Op. 25

Movements to be performed will be announced

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Danses sacrée et profane (1904)

Albert Zabel (1843-1910)
Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 12

Vocal Works for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
“Ah! quel dîner!” from La Périchole (1868)

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
“Liebst du um Schönheit” from Rückert-Lieder (1902)

Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
“Primary Colors” from The Deepest Desire (2002)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
I. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio

Opening weekend is filled with luxury casting: a legendary vocalist, a lauded composer and pianist, and the French harp throb join eight wonderful Classical Tahoe musicians to make magic.

A buoyant, airy and charming Serenade – composed to be heard outdoors – leads to a walk on the wild side with Sacred and Earthly dances, the harp recounts the story of the Faust character, and a sun-filled Trio with french horn brings us back home, grounding us in nature and the beautiful Black Forest.

Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss, Viola
Emmanuel Ceysson, Harp
David Cooper, Horn
Érik Gratton, Flute
Laura Hamilton, Violin
Jake Heggie, Piano*
Simon James, Violin
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano
Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano *
Xiao-Dong Wang, Violin
Peter Wyrick, Cello

* Special Guest

Tonight’s concert is dedicated to Carol Franc Buck.

Thank you Maureen and Board Member Ron Ashley, concert hosts. 

Incline Village, Nevada, North Lake Tahoe

To dedicate a piece of music on this program, inquire with Karen Craig, Executive Director. Karen@ClassicalTahoe.org.