J.S. Bach’s late masterpiece, the Goldberg Variations, is re-interpreted by each generation of keyboard players. A transcription for string trio by Russsian violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky recasts Bach’s infinitely imaginative counterpoint into a vivid three-voice chamber music setting that has delighted audiences since it was published in the mid-90s. Horszowski Trio violinist Jesse Mills and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan join EEC Director Jonathan Bagg in this performance.
The concert changes gears in the second half with American composer Stephen Hartke’s 1984 work “King of the Sun, Tableaux for piano and strings”. Horszowski Trio pianist Rieko Aizawa joins the string trio in a performance of one of Hartke’s best-known works; a piece he describes as “both whimsical and serious,” it is derived from diverse inspirations, including an anonymous medieval canon and the painter Joan Miro.
