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Death Valley Junction, CA: Population, 3; Amenities: a café, a hotel, and the still-active Amargosa Opera House. Guest composer Missy Mazzoli’s duo is dedicated to Marta Beckett (1924-2017), the actress who kept the Amargosa up and running as long as she lived. Mazzoli’s quartet is paired with Ravel’s duo Sonata, dedicated to the memory of Debussy whose death had recently shaken the musical world of France. The second half journeys through Shostakovich’s Trio, a work of extremes composed in the midst of World War II.
MAURICE RAVEL
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Robin Scott, violin • Ahrim Kim, cello
MISSY MAZZOLI
Death Valley Junction
Ivalas Quartet
Anita Dumar, Reuben Kebede, violin • Caleb Georges, viola • Pedro Sánchez, cello
Intermission
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Steven Doane, cello • Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Please join us following the performance for a reception at The Daniel.