ChamberFest West Continental Drifts - Friction & Sparks

This program moves between elegance and intensity. Franz Danzi’s Wind Quintet is genial and playful, its textures light and full of charm, while Dmitri Shostakovich’s late Violin Sonata cuts deeper—spare, intense, and haunting in its stark introspection. After the break, Venezuelan-French composer Reynaldo Hahn’s Piano Quintet surges with passion, offering dramatic fervour, evocative colours, and a sweeping sense of release.