Trios & Tribulations II

Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:30 pm
Red-Hot Lava Chamber Players
With guest artist Christopher Karp, piano

Atherton Performing Arts Studio   [map]
Presented by Hawaii Public Radio
$20.00 General
$17.50 Hawaii Public Radio members
$10 Students

What a perfect evening – rarely heard gems of the romantic era played in an intimate setting. Take this opportunity to open your mind to beautiful music performed masterfully by the Red-Hot Lava Chamber Players. Opening the program, Robert Kahn’s Clarinet Trio is full of haunting melodies, compelling harmonies and a tremendous finish. You’ll hear why Brahms was so impressed with Kahn’s music. Beethoven’s op. 70, no. 2, contains some of the composer’s best music, composed on the heels of his Pastoral Symphony. The “Dumky” Trio keeps you on the edge of your chair with frequent mood swings, reflecting the title, which means “fleeting thoughts.” You’ll be transported to Bohemia through Dvorak’s simple yet powerful folk-like melodies and dance rhythms. Artists Daniel Foster, violin, Parry Karp, cello, Norm Foster, clarinet, Howard and Frances Karp, piano. Guest artist Christopher Karp, piano.

Trio in G Minor for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 45 (1906) Guest artist Christopher Karp, piano	Robert Kahn (1865-1951)
Trio in Eb Major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 70 No. 2 (1808)	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Dumky Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 90 (1891)	Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Photo by Katrin Talbot

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Heaven, Wind & Fire

Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Red-Hot Lava Chamber Players
With guest artist Amanda Schubert, violin

Honolulu Academy of Arts, Doris Duke Theatre   
[map, parking & more]
$20 General
$15 Academy members
$10 Seniors, Military, and Honolulu Symphony Musicians
Students with ID FREE

Get your tickets: You can either:

• Buy tickets at the door: Purchase tickets at the door starting from 7 p.m. on May 31.
• Purchase through Academy Front Desk: Buy tickets in person at the Academy Front Desk during business hours (Tues through Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday closed). The Front Desk receives no credit card payments over the phone, but you may arrange to send the Academy a check and have tickets mailed to you. No Will Call services. Call the Academy Front Desk at (808) 532-8700 for more information.

If you have any questions, call the Academy Front Desk at (808) 532-8700 for general information or (808) 532-8768 for recorded information.

Expect the unexpected when the Red-Hot Lava Chamber Players take the stage at Doris Duke Theatre. Their impressive program brings you music that is fiery, exotic and beautifully melodic. Arutiunian's Suite for violin, clarinet and piano is sultry and devilishly playful. Widor's hearty cello sonata offers delicious French colors, lyricism and emotion. And Weber's quintet is a musical adventure that showcases the clarinet, promising inventive melodies and fireworks. In the Grand Concert Piece for two pianos, Liszt borrows three Songs Without Words from Mendelssohn and transforms them into a brilliant show piece. Artists Howard and Frances Karp, piano, Parry Karp, cello, Daniel Foster, violin, Katrin Talbot, viola, and Norm Foster, clarinet. Amanda Schubert, guest Honolulu Symphony violinist.

Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1992)	Alexander Arutiunian (1920 - )
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 80 (1908)	Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (1815) with guest artist Amanda Schubert, violin	Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Grand Concert Piece on Themes from Mendelssohn's Songs without Words for Two Pianos (1834; first published 1998)	Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Photo by Katrin Talbot

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