Program

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
     I. Allegro con brio
     II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
     III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
     IV. Allegro
Cordula Merks and Kexin Ye, violins
Alexandra Simpson, viola
Matthew Park, cello

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Source Code
Calix Quartet
Dominique Begin and Kexin Ye, violins
Chuxuejie Zhang, viola
Matthew Park, cello

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
     I. Allegro brillante
     II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
     III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
     IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Ian Swensen and Idunn Lohne, violins
Sohui Yun, viola
Matthew Park, cello
Jung-eun Kim, piano

About SFCM’s String and Piano Chamber Music Department

SFCM’s chamber music ensemble experience strongly emphasizes studying, hearing, and performing the wide variety of works in chamber music literature. Performances are given in both informal and formal workshops, and in numerous public concerts at the Conservatory each semester.
Faculty chamber music concerts held throughout the year include advanced students in mixed ensembles. Guest artists are often invited to rehearse and perform with chamber music students and faculty, and to conduct chamber music master classes. Recent visitors have included violinists Robert Mann and Joel Krosnick of the Juilliard String Quartet, Leon Fleisher, Garrick Ohlsson, Menahem Pressler, Sharon Robinson, Timothy Eddy, Jeffrey Kahane, Peter Oundjian, Kim Kashkashian, and Donald and Vivian Weilerstein.
Also a dedicated track of study, our degree programs in chamber music are two of the most elite majors we offer. With a department size never exceeding 10 (one quartet and up to six individuals), students get unrivaled access to faculty and visiting artists. As a student within the chamber music department, you’ll be connected with performance opportunities throughout the Bay Area—and with the networking opportunities that come with them.