Viola Celebration: The unique timbre of the viola — rich, dark, and soulful — has made it the instrument of choice for composers seeking to add even more luscious beauty to chamber ensembles.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center proudly offers a one-of-a-kind program that includes a pair of violas in every work, from Vaughan Williams’s haunting Phantasy Quintet, to violist-composer Brett Dean’s gripping lament, to Mozart’s joyful and uplifting C Major Quintet, one of six he composed that truly put the viola quintet on the chamber music map. 

Violists Paul Neubauer and Matt Lipman are joined by violinists Stella Chen and Alexander Sitkovetsky, and cellist Keith Robinson for this special program.

PROGRAM:

• Beethoven – Fugue for Viola Quintet in D Major, Op. 137
• Vaughan Williams – Phantasy Quintet
• Bowen – Two Duets for Two Violas in G Major
• Dean – Epitaphs for Viola Quintet
• Mozart – Viola Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K. 515