The Weilerstein Trio, NEC’s trio-in-residence, consists of pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, her husband, violinist Donald Weilerstein, a founding member of the renowned Cleveland Quartet, and their daughter, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, a recipient of a 2011 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant. Tonight the Trio is joined by Juan Miguel Hernandez of The Harlem Quartet, who are participants NEC's Professional String Quartet program.
NEC's John Heiss, of the music history and musicology department will give a brief talk about Charles Ives before the Trio perform. To hear Heiss speak about Ives' Symphony No. 1, please visit iTunes U.
The program:
Dvorak: Piano Trio in G minor op. 26
Ives: Piano trio
Dvorak: Piano Quartet in D major op. 23 (with Juan Miguel Hernandez)
For more with The Weilersteins, join us for a masterclass with the Trio October 31, and for an evening with The Weilerstein Duo on January 23
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MILES DAVIS