title graphic for Fauré&srquo;s Last Quintet

March 26, 2023 | 4pm

Gabriel Fauré

Context’s season ends with a towering pinnacle of musical inspiration. One of France’s greatest composers ever, Gabriel Fauré was 75 when he wrote his Second Quintet for Strings and Piano. One of his most elevated, lyrical, and spiritual works, the Quintet was a crowning glory of his career. Very rarely performed, it presents enormous challenges to performers; Context brings together a stellar ensemble dedicated to serving this work’s transcendent beauty. With exquisite gems for flute by Fauré and his contemporaries, featuring the magnificent flutist Judy Dines.

photo of cellist Richard Belcher
Richard Belcher
cello
photo of violanist Joan DerHovsepian
Joan DerHovsepian
viola
photo of flutist Judy Dine
Judy Dines
flute
photo of violist Natalie Lin Douglas
Natalie Lin Douglas
violin
Maureen Nelson
violin
photo of Brian Connelly
Brian Connelly
Steinway piano