Hartford

An Inaugural Concert of the 2026 Summer Music Festival. Ina Jun – piano, Brunilda Myftaraj – violin, Jonathan Kane – viola, Zachary Sears, cello. Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor stands at the birth of an entirely new chamber‑music genre. Composed in 1876, Fauré’s Violin Sonata in A major marked his arrival as a mature voice in French chamber music.

Jonathan Kane, (composer‑in‑residence) — “Convergence” for string quartet, Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Quintet, op. 115, Maurice Ravel — String Quartet, Charter Oak String Quartet (Sylveen, Myftaraj, Kane, Sears) with Jonathan Towney, clarinet.

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Schubert: Mass in G-Major The Moniuszko Choir, The New Britain Chorale Students, faculty, and guest artists of the 2026 VMI