Description:

Amazon Symphony Orchestra presents a Chamber Music Recital, featuring performances from small chamber groups of Amazonian musicians (solos and small ensembles) for an audience of Amazonian and external guests.

This recital will be held in the Amazon Meeting Center Cafe (5th floor) on the northwest side (far side from the entrance). The Amazon Meeting Center is between the Amazon Doppler building and the Spheres. Free parking is available in the Doppler garage.

The music will start at 6:30pm, please arrive by 6:15pm for check-in with security. RSVP on Eventbrite is required for both Amazon employees and external guests. External guests please ensure that the first and last name you provide match your government ID to ease the check-in process.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amazon-symphony-orchestra-june-2023-chamber-music-recital-tickets-654642843367

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”, first movement (Lusha Zhang, violin; Amy Quan*, piano)

Maurice Ravel: Sonatine, movements 1 & 2 (Shu Yang, piano)

Franz Liszt: Isolde’s Liebestod from Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde (Sifei Li, piano)

Astor Piazzolla: Café, 1930 from Histoire du Tango (Naomi Beeman, flute; Ryan Culkin, guitar)

INTERMISSION

Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 14, No. 5, RV 40 (arranged for double bass) (Noah Brubaker*, double bass; Paul Chamberlain, piano)

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”, movements 1 & 2 (Qu Chen, piano; Fiona Dai, violin; Jason Luo, cello)

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44, 1st movement (Brent Woo, piano; Daniel Sullivan, violin; Thomas Helleboid, violin; Jamin Koo, viola; Ryan Culkin, cello)

(*non-Amazonian guest performer)