The effects of war are profound and far-reaching. Such is the case with Erwin Schulhoff and André Caplet, whose lives changed drastically and were shortened by World Wars I and II. This concert pays tribute to their earlier work paired alongside an early work of Johannes Brahms — his titular Sextet No. 2 written at a time in his life marked by the sudden loss of his mother and a broken engagement to the singer Agathe von Siebold.

EPSG:4326

Brahms’ Second Sextet

Ted Mann Concert Hall

Trinity Lutheran Church of Minnesota

Wayzata Community Church

All performances will take place Grace Presbyterian Church.

Sierra Chamber Society 37th Season Program V

Grace Presbyterian Church

This concert unites the poignant Mendelssohn siblings’ works—Fanny’s unduly neglected remarkable work and Felix’s stirring String Quartet, a reaction to her early passing—with compositions by artists silenced or oppressed during WWII. It embodies the spirit of perseverance and the unbreakable will of the human spirit through music.

Resilience

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

The composer Korngold is remembered best for his film scores to silver-screen classics like The Adventures of Robin Hood and Captain Blood, but his concert works are also a testament to his prodigious talent. (He published the Piano Trio when he was only 13.) In this first FWSO Chamber Program, Korngold’s music appears alongside Mozart’s Serenade in C minor and a Divertissement by Schulhoff, whose music was buried by the Nazis but has been reemerging in recent years.

Erwin Schulhoff

Events

May 30 - Jun 2, 2024

Brahms’ Second Sextet · Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Jun 9, 2024

Sierra Chamber Society 37th Season Program V · Sierra Chamber Society

Aug 3, 2024

Resilience · La Jolla Music Society

Nov 24, 2024

Mozart, Schulhoff, and Korngold · Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Apr 19, 2025

Carmina Burana · Lubbock Symphony Orchestra

About

Erwin Schulhoff hasn't added a bio