Chamber music changes the way you listen.

In the intimate setting of St. Matthew San Mateo Episcopal Church, every phrase feels close enough to follow. You hear the breath before an entrance, the turn of a bow, the conversation passing from one instrument to another. Bohemian Tales invites you into that kind of evening: passionate, free-spirited, and full of music that moves from warmth to fire.

The program centers on Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, a work of sweeping Romantic energy and rich conversation between violin, viola, cello, and piano. Its famous finale draws on Hungarian dance, building toward a brilliant close full of rhythm, drive, and color.

Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 39, nicknamed “all’ongarese,” brings a lighter touch, with wit, grace, and folk-inspired sparkle. Monti’s Czárdás adds the final flourish, beginning with smoldering lyricism before racing toward virtuosic fire.

Featuring Auburn Symphony musicians Emilie Choi, Joyce Ramee, and Brian Wharton with pianist Judith Cohen, Bohemian Tales offers a rare chance to experience these artists up close in a beautiful acoustic space.

Program

Johannes BRAHMS – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Joseph HAYDN – Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major “All’Ongarese”
Vittorio MONTI – Czárdás

Musicians

Emilie Choi, violin
Joyce Ramee, vioa
Brian Wharton, cello
Judith Cohen, piano