Push open the door of time, walk through corridors where history flows.
In the friction of bow against string, history continues its song.
In the rise and fall of piano keys, past glories shine anew.
TSO Resident Artist Steven Lin joins forces with celebrated string virtuosos,
Illuminating a midsummer night with starlit brilliance,
And bringing to life the graceful elegance of German-Austrian chamber music classics.
TSO Musicians: Yi-Hsin Lin , Hsien-Hsiu Tsai , Yu-Ju Lai , Yu-Han Chen
TSO Resident Artist: Rubinstein Piano Competition Silver Medalist Steven Lin
Violinist Pearl Zhao, Gold Medalist of the Indianapolis and Montreal International Music Competitions
Violist Adrien La Marca, Laureate of the French Victoires de la Musique
Cellist Edgar Moreau, Winner of the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky Competitions
Violinist Boris Borgolotto, First Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and IBLA Foundation
Composers often channel their most vivid and fleeting ideas into chamber music, where the intimacy of the ensemble becomes a crucible of inspiration.
Haydn, who composed 68 string quartets over his lifetime, firmly established the form’s structure and is rightly hailed as the “Father of the String Quartet.” In his lyrical and elegant Quartet in B minor, Haydn plays mischievously with tonal shifts, adding his signature wit to the music.
Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor opens in brooding depth, moves through tender interludes, and builds toward a fervent climax—only to resolve in a veiled sense of longing. Hidden within the score is the “Clara motif,” a musical tribute to Robert Schumann’s wife Clara, hinting at Brahms’ unspoken love for her.
In 1825, at the age of just sixteen, Mendelssohn composed his brilliant Octet in E-flat major, a four-movement work for eight string instruments. He explored the full expressive potential of this unique ensemble, crafting shimmering textures and vivacious interplay. The result was so luminous and fantastical that it was famously hailed as “music of the elves.”
TSO musicians, together with resident artist Steven Lin and an all-star lineup of soloists, polish the elegance of German-Austrian classics with masterful technique. We invite you to join this chamber salon and escape the summer heat with a feast for the senses under the spell of a midsummer night.