Presented by Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival. General Admission. No tickets are needed House doors open at 7:00 pm

Whether you're a connoisseur or just curious, this free one-hour+ performance is for you. Abigél Králik from Brussels joins Andrew Armstrong and Raphael Bell in Mendelssohn's great Piano Trio #1 and more.

Program:
BÉLA BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56
ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Songs My Mother Taught Me, Opus 55, No. 4
FRITZ KREISLER Aucassin et Nicolette
FRITZ KREISLER Tambourin Chinois, Opus 3
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 49

Violinist Abigél Králik, hailed as “a shooting star” (Mitteldeutcher Rundfunk Kultur), joins the Festival from Brussels, Belgium. She has recently performed as a concerto soloist with the Mexico City and Warsaw Philharmonics and studied under Itzhak Perlman at Juilliard. 

Pianist Andrew Armstrong, a favorite of Charlottesville audiences, is known for his virtuosity and engaging commentary. He directs multiple chamber music series, including USC Beaufort’s Chamber Music Series and Columbia’s Andy & Friends, and recently toured the UK with violinist James Ehnes. 

Cellist Raphael Bell, co-founder of the Festival, is principal cellist of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and co-director of La Loingtaine Music Center near Paris.

The Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is a production of the Virginia Chamber Music Foundation. It brings high-level international instrumentalists to Charlottesville for two weeks every September and occasional concerts like this one during the year. 

This free concert is generously sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.

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