Hermes Piano Trio & Hyacinth Quartet

August 20, 2022, 11:00 am

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This week on Introductions is the first of two programs featuring chamber ensembles from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy. Today has piano trio movements by Beethoven and Arensky; and string quartet movements by Haydn and Grieg.

Members of these two groups have previously appeared on Introductions::
Carrie Wang appeared with the Salice Piano Quartet in August 2021.
Amelia Zitoun appeared with Quartet Celeste in August 2021 and with the Aurora Piano Quartet in June 2020.
Mark Zhu gave a solo piano recital which aired in December 2020 and was featured as a concerto competition soloist in April 2020.
Sameer Agrawal performed live and solo in December 2019. He has also appeared with the CMPI String Quartet in December 2021 and in August 2021; with Quartet Celeste in in August 2021; and with the Infini String Quartet in August 2020. He is also set to do a live-to-air solo recital on December 10, 2022.
Esme Arias-Kim gave a solo violin recital in November 2020 and was featured as a concerto competition soloist in April 2022 and in October 2016. She has also appeared with the CMPI String Quartet in December 2021 and in August 2021; with the Zephyr String Quartet in August 2021; and with Trio Primavera in August 2020.

Playlist

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3:
I. Allegro con brio

Anton Arensky: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 32, No. 1:
III. Elegia. Adagio

Hermes Piano Trio:
Carrie Wang, 17, violin
Amelia Zitoun, 16, cello
Mark Zhu, 17, piano

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1:
I. Allegro moderato

Hyacinth Quartet:
Sameer Agrawal, 17, violin
Ellen Zhou, 17, violin
Esme Arias-Kim, 16, viola
Stefan Westerberg, 18, cello

Edvard Grieg: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27:
I. Un poco andante – Allegro molto ed agitato

Hyacinth Quartet:
Esme Arias-Kim, 16, violin
Sameer Agrawal, 17, violin
Ellen Zhou, 17, viola
Stefan Westerberg, 18, cello