Forgotten Women – Piano 4-hands
Douglas College Theatre 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC, CanadaArts in the Afternoon Series at Douglas College
Arts in the Afternoon Series at Douglas College
Rachmaninov's sonata is one of the most loved works ever written for the instrument; sweeping, passionate, unforgettable. Alongside it, something you've probably never heard: the cello sonata by Dora Pejačević, one of the first composers to introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music. Her music is only now getting the attention it always deserved. Come discover why.
Sibelius wrote his Korpo Trio as a young man, already full of the atmosphere and folk-song colour he'd become famous for. Toivo Kuula, one of his students, takes us further still with a trio of real emotional weight.
For centuries, brilliant women composers wrote music that history quietly left off the program. This concert puts it back on. An evening of songs for soprano and piano, all written by women whose names deserve to be far better known. Expect beauty, surprise, and more than one "why haven't I heard this before?" moment.
Brahms's First Piano Quartet is a cornerstone of the chamber music world — bold, dramatic, and famous for its fiery, Hungarian-flavoured finale. We're pairing it with a real discovery: the piano quartet of Polish composer Zygmunt Noskowski, a work of real charm and craftsmanship that almost never gets performed. A perfect night for anyone who loves Brahms and wants to hear where his influence led.