See/Hear

Taking on big challenges is how we roll, and Steve Reich’s Triple Quartet is as big as they come. Mendelssohn’s gorgeous Andante, from his Octet for Strings (composed when he was 16 years old), is the perfect amuse-bouche for this musical feast.

Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, Mvmt. 2 (Andante)
Reich: Triple Quartet

Emily Cole, violin
Ron Blessinger, violin
Charles Noble, viola
Marilyn de Oliveira, cello