The Hungarian Connection
Sunday, February 26, 3 p.m.
UMBC Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Three internationally renown string players, violinist Jacob Ashworth, cellist Matthew Sharp, and violist David Yang, join violin faculty Airi Yoshioka to present an evening of much beloved repertoire by Hungarian composers Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. Both Bartók and Kodály were voraciously engaged in ethnomusicological expeditions, collecting folk songs from village to village. Quartet No. 2 by Bartók, written during World War I, represents an outward expression of his isolated struggles during the war while incorporating nationalistic elements. Likewise, the Duo for Violin and Cello by Kodály is a masterful amalgamation of folk elements and traditional European musical form, with featured virtuosity from both the violin and cello. Joseph Haydn’s richly dark String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 5, was written during the composer’s residency at the Eszterháza palace in Hungary.

Béla Bartók — String Quartet No. 2
Zoltán Kodály — Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Joseph Haydn — String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 5, Hoboken No. III:35

Admission: $15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students, free for UMBC Music majors and Music faculty/staff. Tickets are available at MissionTix and at the door.

Free parking is available immediately adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building in Lot 8.