Concert IV
Manasse-Nakamatsu Duo
Jon Manasse, clarinet and Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 8 pm
Jim Collier, Season Sponsor
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Evening Series
Friday, April 10, 2009 · 8 pm
- Brahms
- Sonata in F Minor for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120 no. 1
- von Weber
- Grand Duo Concertant in E-flat Major, J. 204
- Mendelssohn
- Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14
- Kovacs
- Hommage à Manuel de Falla
- Ravel
- Pièce en forme de Habanera
- Novacek
- Four Rags for Two Jons
Jon Manasse served as the principal clarinetist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, performing under the batons of Artistic Director James Levine and, among others, Andrew Davis, Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Jurowski; Jon Nakamatsu is the Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
“Sunday afternoon’s opening concert of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival was, in a word, superb. Clarinet Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu—the festival’s new co-directors—dazzled the audience with their seamless, hand-in-glove combination of technical wizardry, refined musicianship and the poetic level of their interpretations.”
Cape Cod Times