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Music for Valentine's Day
by The Ringlemere Ensemble
Add to my Calendar 14-02-2026 15:00 14-02-2026 17:00 36 Music for Valentine's Day Few chamber works capture both the intimacy and grandeur of the piano quintet as vividly as those by Dmitri Shostakovich and Robert Schumann. Though separated by nearly a century, both composers used the same combination of piano and string quartet to balance private reflection with symphonic breadth, creating two of the genre’s landmarks. Trinity Church Deal, Deal DD/MM/YYYYDetails
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Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44
Performers
Helen Crayford – piano
Jane Browne – violin
Ben Jones – violin
Adrian Smith – viola
Keren Starer-Shaw – cello
Ringlemere Ensemble
Programme Note
Few chamber works capture both the intimacy and grandeur of the piano quintet as vividly as those by Dmitri Shostakovich and Robert Schumann. Though separated by nearly a century, both composers used the same combination of piano and string quartet to balance private reflection with symphonic breadth, creating two of the genre’s landmarks.
