
RCO's Notes from the Program
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RCO's Notes from the Program
Opening Night; with Dvořák & Balourdet
KARIM AL-ZAND String Quartet No. 4 "Strange Machines"
(Chamber Music America Commission 2022)
MOZART String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
NCMF celebrates the return of rising chamber music stars, the Balourdet Quartet. This concert opens with an exciting new piece commissioned by Chamber Music America in 2022 from composer Karim Al-Zand. The Balourdet Quartet will be joined by festival favorite Steven Vanhauwaert for the Dvořák Piano Quintet which was featured in the very first Nevada Chamber Music Festival.
Balourdet Quartet & Steven Vanhauwaert