SCHEDULE:FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
11:00 A.M. - MORNINGS@MENLO
MARTIN FAMILY HALL
Mornings@Menlo convene the entire festival community for hour-long
master classes and Café Conversations, led by Music@Menlo faculty and
artists. Mornings@Menlo are free and open to the public in Martin
Family Hall; reservations are not required. All sessions are
livestreamed on Music@Menlo’s website.
5:00 PM - PRELUDE PERFORMANCE VI
MARTIN FAMILY HALL
TICKETS: Free
PROGRAM
Dmitry Shostakovich(1906–1975)
Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67 (1944)
Antonín Dvořák(1841–1904)
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87 (1889)
ARTISTS
VIOLA
Stephen “Adam” Savage
VIOLIN
Ariel Horowitz
Tianyou Ma
PIANO
Elliot Wuu
Bo Zhang
CELLO
Sameer Apte
Sara Scanlon
7:00 PM - CARTE BLANCHE CONCERT I
KRISTIN LEE, VIOLIN; AND MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, PIANO
STENT FAMILY HALL
TICKETS: $90 full-price | $25 under age thirty
“The rich diversity of American society has fostered a vibrant
tapestry of musical voices, each shaped by their own distinct
backgrounds. Michael and I curated this program for violin and piano
to celebrate that spirit of innovation and cultural exchange,
highlighting works composed during the twentieth century. We begin
with Fritz Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro, a lush reimagining of
Baroque melody. Charles Ives follows with his inventive Violin Sonata
no. 4, blending hymns, folk tunes, and bold harmonies to create a
vibrantly eclectic soundscape of American life. The first half closes
with Ernest Bloch’s Violin Sonata no. 2, Poème mystique, which
shifts to a more introspective tone, offering profound emotional depth
rooted in his Jewish heritage. The second half opens with John
Adams’s Road Movies, a rhythmic portrayal of contemporary life, and
continues with Amy Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano, honoring
one of America’s pioneering female composers. We conclude with
Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Suite, a brilliant fusion of classical and
jazz traditions–a testament to the cultural mosaic of
twentieth-century American music.” — Kristin Lee
PROGRAM
Fritz Kreisler(1875–1972)
Praeludium and Allegro (in the Style of Pugnani) for Violin and Piano
(1905)
Charles Ives(1874–1954)
Violin Sonata no. 4, op. 63, Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting (ca.
1914–16)
Ernest Bloch(1880–1959)
Violin Sonata no. 2, Poème mystique (1924)
John Adams(b. 1947)
Road Movies for Violin and Piano (1995)
Michael Stephen Brown(b. 1987)
Sigh for Violin and Piano (2024) (West Coast Premiere)
Amy Beach(1867–1944)
Romance for Violin and Piano, op. 23 (1893)
George Gershwin(1838–1937)
Fantasy on Themes from Porgy and Bess, op. 19 (1937) (arr. Frolov)
ARTISTS
VIOLIN
Kristin Lee
PIANO
Michael Stephen Brown
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