The Ciompi Quartet performs with pianist Ieva Jokūbavičiūte at Valley Classical Concerts in Northampton, Massachusetts.
The Program
Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Quintet (1944)
I. Moderato con moto
II. Allegretto
III. Presto
IV. Largo
V. Allegro agitato
W.A. Mozart
William Grant Still
I. The Sentimental One
II. The Quiet One (based on Inca melody)
III. The Jovial One
John Dowland
Valley Classical Concerts
Valley Classical Concerts was founded as Music in Deerfield in 1979. Now based in Northampton, our mission is simple: to bring first-rate performances of classical chamber music to the Pioneer Valley, music and artists that might otherwise only be heard in major metropolitan areas. Valley Classical Concerts (VCC) presents both mainstream classical music and works of 20th and 21st century composers, performed by a mix of established musicians and exciting early-career ensembles. VCC broadens access to this great music through deeply discounted family and student pricing and other special admission opportunities.
Ieva Jokūbavičiūtė
Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokūbavičiūtė’s powerfully and intricately crafted performances have earned her critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe. Her ability to communicate the essential substance of a work has led critics to describe her as possessing ‘razor-sharp intelligence and wit’ and ‘subtle, complex, almost impossibly detailed and riveting in every way’ (The Washington Post) and as ‘an artist of commanding technique, refined temperament and persuasive insight’ (The New York Times). In 2006, she was honored as a recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.
Labor Records released Ieva’s debut recording in 2010 to critical international acclaim, which resulted in recitals in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, Vilnius, and Toulouse.