DSQ & pianist Christopher O’Riley, North Conway, NH

This thrilling collaboration between the DaPonte String Quartet and the renowned  pianist, Christopher O’Riley (also a familiar voice as the former host of NPR’s From the Top) features the piano quintets of Robert Schumann and Erich Korngold.

When he wrote his quintet, Korngold had yet to make his mark on the Hollywood film industry with soundtracks such as Errol Flynn’s Adventures of Robinhood. This remarkable, youthfully exuberant work was composed long before he left Vienna.  Its monumental central Adagio is perhaps one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music ever written.

Schumann’s brilliant masterwork is full of joy and excitement. One of his most celebrated compositions, it was written in almost a frenzy of creativity, and dedicated to his wife, Clara Schumann, one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century.

This delightful concert will take place at the First Church of Christ Congregational Church in the beautiful town of North Conway, New Hampshire, located at the foot of Mt Washington  in the White Mountains of  New Hampshire.  Join us!