Czech Chamber Music Society Mahan Esfahani

Czech Chamber Music Society ⬩ Mahan Esfahani

Mahan Esfahani, an Iranian-American harpsichordist living in Prague, closes the series. With his British colleagues, he prepared a varied programme mainly with music of the 20th century including works by Kaija Saariaho (Finland), Elliott Carter (USA), Jörg Widmann (Germany), or composer and conductor Thomas Adès (UK), already well known to us.

Czech Chamber Music Society

Programme

Claude Debussy / reconstructed by Kenneth Cooper
Sonata No. 4 for oboe, French horn, and harpsichord from the Six Sonatas for Various Instruments (15')

Kaija Saariaho
Mirrors (5')

Elliott Carter
Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord (16')

— Intermission —

Jörg Widmann
Air pro French horn solo (8')

Thomas Adès
Sonata da Caccia, Op. 11 (16')

Performers

Adam Walker flute
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Ben Goldscheider French horn
Isang Enders cello
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall

4/13/2022 Wednesday 7:30 PM

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