Program 1: Dreams and Apparitions

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Major, Op. 70, “Ghost”

REBECCA CLARKE: Piano Trio (1921)

**intermission**

SCHÖNBERG/Steuermann: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

OR

SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

Program 2: Home

GRIEG: Andante con moto

BONGANI NDODANA-BREEN: Two Nguni Dances (2008)

UDI PERLMAN: Nostos (2022)

**intermission**

DVORAK: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65

Program 3: Collaboration with Soprano Sarah Shafer

Combining three works by women of different centuries (including Jennifer Higdon’s Love Sweet which members of the trio premiered) with a colorful classic

Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor

Maria Theresia von Paradis: Erinnerung ans Schicksal

Jennifer Higdon: Love Sweet

**intermission**

Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio OR Robert Schumann: Piano Trio in D minor

Program 4: (Re)Discovering Tango with bandoneon virtuoso JP Jofre

Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges said of the Tango that it “Converts the outrage of the years into a music.” This program tells the story of the Tango over the years, as different cultures fused together to create its special character. Spanish music, African dances, and Italian Opera set the scene in the first half, while the second half showcases the possibilities that Tango presents today, with music for Bandoneon and Piano Trio by JP Jofre.

Bongani Ndonada-Breen: Two Nguni Dances

Gaspar Cassado: Trio in C major

Rossini/De Vilbac: Piano Trio after The Barber of Seville (arr. De Vilibac)

**intermission**

JP Jofre - Tango works for trio and bandoneon:

Milongon 3'

After the Rain 5'

Tango Movements 14'

Taranguino 6'

Primavera 5'

Manifiesto 5’

Universe 3'