Michael Stephen Brown, piano | Danbi Um, violin | Aaron Boyd, violin | Barry Shiffman, viola |  Nick Canellakis, cello 
Acclaimed soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and pianist Piers Lane explore the rich traditions of British music through songs by Holst, Britten, and Herbert Hughes. Inspired by folk traditions, medieval poetry, and myth, these evocative works culminate in Elgar’s magnificent Piano Quintet in A minor—a deeply expressive masterpiece written in the aftermath of World War I and considered one of the greatest achievements of British chamber music.

PROGRAM
SCHUBERT: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
HOLST: Four Songs for Violin and Voice
Selection of Songs
BRITTEN: The Trees they grow so high (trad. English folksong)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon from The House of Life
REBECCA CLARKE: The Seal Man
H. HUGHES: I have a bonnet trimmed with blue (trad. folksong)
Intermission
ELGAR: Piano Quintet, Op. 84

PIERS LANE, piano
London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane enjoys an international reputation as an engaging, searching, and highly versatile performer, equally at home in solo, chamber, and concerto repertoire. A five-time soloist at the BBC Proms, his concerto repertoire exceeds one hundred works and has led to performances with many of the world’s leading orchestras, appearing in over forty countries and in major venues including Wigmore Hall, London’s principal concert halls, and Carnegie Hall.