Music Before 1800: Letters to a Young Poet
Diderot String Quartet
The period music movement has now extended well into the early 20th century, as intrepid groups re-examine the late world of gut strings. This intimate union of Ravel and Rilke invites us into the Paris of 1903, when two masterpieces were written just miles away at the same moment of La Belle Époque.
Rainer Maria Rilke’s famous correspondence with aspiring poet, Franz Kappus was re-examined in 2020, when all of Kappus’ letters to Rilke were unexpectedly found. Rilke’s mentorship is mirrored by Debussy’s influence on Ravel, presenting four artists intertwined in a unique union of music and text. Celebrating the 150th anniversaries of both Ravel and Rilke.
4:00pm
Sunday, December 15
NY SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE
2 WEST 64TH STREET
ONLINE
December 30 – January 13
Concert stream generously sponsored by Adam and Kim Riegel
Bill Barclay and David Joseph, actors
Co-presented with
The Poetry Society of New York
Produced by
Concert Theatre Works
‘Enveloped in the rich sound of period strings, the quartet as performed by Diderot was emotional, riveting and ultimately cathartic.’
The Wall Street Journal
