BPMF 2025 Festival Finale: La Belle Époque

A truly glimmering night of chamber music with music chosen from the enchanting era of La Belle Époque (1871-1914). The first half showcases the masterful musicianship of our visiting ensembles, with the playing the only string quartet by Giuseppe Verdi, and the playing the second trio by French Romantic composer Cécile Chaminade.

In the second half, our world-class Festival musicians gather again for Fauré’s evocative Piano Quartet, and the grand finale of our Festival, the fireworks of Bizet’s Carmen Fantasy.

VERDI
String Quartet in E minor Verona Quartet

CHAMINADE
Trio No. 2 in A minor, Op. 34 Sitkovetsky Trio

FAURÉ
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 So-Ock Kim (violin), Adrien La Marca (viola), Isang Enders (cello), Wu Qian (piano)

BIZET (arr. Julian Milone)
Carmen Fantasy Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), So-Ock Kim (violin), Jonathan Ong (violin), Dorothy Ro (violin), George Lomdaridze (double bass)