Cafe Ludwig: "Dancing with the Stars"

A chamber music concert of exuberant works by “star” composers that showcase lively dance rhythms, including energetic Gypsy and Hungarian rhythms, a seductive and languorous habanera, and that quintessential dance form—the waltz—as conceived first by Brahms and then reimagined by Schoenberg.

Orli Shaham, piano and host
Paul Manaster, violin
Bridget Dolkas, violin
Robert Becker, viola
Timothy Landauer, cello
Benjamin Smolen, flute
TBD, clarinet
Barry Perkins, trumpet

Program includes:
KODALY: Allegro molto vivace from Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 
ADAMS: John’s Book of Alleged Dances for String Quartet and Prepared Piano 
RAVEL: “Piece en Forme de Habanera” for Trumpet and Piano 
BERNSTEIN: Rondo for Lifey for Trumpet and Piano 
PIAZZOLLA: “Milonga del Angel” for Trumpet and Piano 
BRAHMS: Waltzes for Solo Piano 
J. STRAUSS-SCHOENBERG: Kaiser Waltz, Op. 437 for Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano