Stephen Hough returns for a second Austin performance as he joins forces with your very own Ensemble ATX for a riveting evening of chamber music. First, Ensemble ATX dives into Hough’s own String Quartet No. 1, followed by the epic Brahms Piano Quintet. Sir Stephen Hough, a renowned pianist, composer, and writer, was named one of Twenty Living Polymaths by The Economist, is the first classical performer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, and has been honored with the CBE and a knighthood.

Doors and cocktail lounge open:  6:00PM

Concert begins: 7:30 PM

Lounge closes: 11:00 PM

Dress code: Cocktail chic, with the option for elevated elegance

Program:

Stephen Hough String Quartet No. 1, ‘Les Six Rencontres’ (Texas premiere)

I. Au boulevard
II. Au parc
III. À l’hôtel
IV. Au théâtre
V. À l’église
VI. Au marché

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2

Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31

– intermission– 

Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34

I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante, un poco adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto non troppo