Approach SPO Chamber Series: Shimmering Europa

The second concert in the Approach SPO chamber series: four composers, four countries, all writing around the turn of the twentieth century. It opens with the first movement of Ravel's String Quartet in F, M. 35, written when he was twenty-eight and the only quartet he composed. Then three Liszt piano pieces as the harpist Henriette Renié arranged them for harp alone: Le rossignol, the concert étude Un sospiro, and the third of the Liebesträume. After the interval come Milhaud's Seventh String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 87, and Dvořák's Terzetto in C major, Op. 74. The Dvořák is scored unusually for two violins and viola with no cello: he wrote it for a chemistry student who lodged in his building and a violin teacher, to play at home. The players are the orchestra's string principals with its harpist: Han Junpeng and Gu Xuancheng, violins; Zhao Qianqi, viola; Shao Lei, cello; Chen Yuying, harp. The programme is subject to change on the night.

1. 01

   Ravel 拉威尔 (1875–1937)

   String Quartet in F major, M. 35

   F大调弦乐四重奏，M. 35

   first movement only, Allegro moderato

2. 02

   Liszt 李斯特 (1811–1886)

   Le rossignol, S. 250 No. 1 (after Alyabyev)

   《夜莺》，S. 250 之一（据阿利亚比耶夫）

   arranged for harp by Henriette Renié

3. 03

   Liszt 李斯特 (1811–1886)

   Un sospiro, Concert Étude S. 144 No. 3

   音乐会练习曲《叹息》，S. 144 之三

   降D大调

   arranged for harp by Henriette Renié

4. 04

   Liszt 李斯特 (1811–1886)

   Liebesträume No. 3, S. 541 No. 3

   《爱之梦》第三首，S. 541 之三

   降A大调

   arranged for harp by Henriette Renié

5. 05

   Darius Milhaud 达律斯·米约 (1892–1974)

   String Quartet No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 87

   降B大调第七弦乐四重奏，作品 87

   降B大调

6. 06

   Dvořák 德沃夏克 (1841–1904)

   Terzetto in C major for two violins and viola, Op. 74

   C大调弦乐三重奏，作品 74

   C大调

Soloist, Violin

Han Junpeng

Soloist, Violin

Gu Xuancheng

Soloist, Viola

Zhao Qianqi

Soloist, Cello

Shao Lei

Soloist, Harp

Chen Yuying

Three price bands at ¥80 / 121 / 221, on sale. Tickets through the 演际 (LiveLife) WeChat mini-programme and Damai; box office line 62413689. Supported by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation.