Bartók /Tchaikovsky: portraits of artists as young men

Salastina finds works hidden in plain sight. This month is early works from Bartók and Tchaikovsky. $45 link. Before Tchaikovsky became the voice of sweeping ballets and symphonies, before Bartók transformed folk music into a modern language, both composers explored paths less traveled. A string quartet and piano quintet uncover remarkable early and lesser-known works that reveal familiar musical personalities in surprising ways. Program: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): String Quartet No. 1 Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Piano Quintet in C Major, Sz. 23 Artists: Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists Meredith Crawford, Resident Violist Yoshika Masuda, Resident Cellist HyeJin Kim, Ann Moore Resident Pianist