David Perry Leads Mendelssohn Octet—and More!

Sponsored by Joan & Stefan Anderson

Mendelssohn’s masterpiece is thrilling under David Perry’s leadership. Young Mendelssohn’s friendship with the elderly Goethe inspired this romantic triumph. It is paired with an equally impressive discovery, the Octet by Woldemar Bargiel, the brother-in-law of Clara Schumann and a composer much admired by Brahms. Be prepared … the electricity will be palpable.

Octet in C Minor, Op. 15a (1850) by Woldemar Bargiel

Octet in F-flat Major, Op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn

Musicians
David Perry, Suzanne Beia, Roy Meyer, and Ann Palen, Violin
Allyson Fleck & Larissa Mapua, Viola
Mara McClain & Jesse Nummelin, Cello

David is sponsored by Michael Elkow and Mary Hauser & Jerry Randall. Ann is sponsored by the Nancy T. and David A. Borghesi Fund. Allyson is sponsored by Beverly Ann & Peter Conroy. Mara is sponsored by Alice & Bob Chrismer and Barbara & Lee Jacobi.