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Invitation to the Dance

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Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 7:30 pm

Alice Tully Hall

2 hours, including intermission

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“Last week I gave a ball in my own rooms . . . we began at 6 in the evening and stopped at 7—what? only an hour?—no, no—at seven in the morning.” — W. A. Mozart 

Beginning with Mozart, who was an avid and reportedly expert dancer, this program offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the special synergy between music and dance: from composers who created dance music for social gatherings like the “Waltz King” Johann Strauss, Jr., to artistic representations of folk dances by Johannes Brahms and David Serkin Ludwig. Double bassist Nina Bernat performs Chopin’s dazzling polonaise, and a quartet of CMS musicians presents Shostakovich’s comical, almost sarcastic take on the polka.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756–1791)

5 Contredanses for Flute, Strings, and Drum, K. 609

(1791)

Franz Schubert

(1797–1828)

Polonaise in E major for Piano, Four Hands, D. 824, Op. 61, No. 6

(1826)

David Serkin Ludwig

(b. 1974)

Three Yiddish Dances for Piano, Violin, and Cello

(2010)

Dmitri Shostakovich

(1906–1975)

Two Pieces for String Quartet

Igor Stravinsky

(1882–1971)

Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano

(1932)

Johannes Brahms

(1833–1897)

Selected Hungarian Dances for Violin and Piano

(arr. Joseph Joachim) (1868, 1880)

Frédéric Chopin

(1810–1849)

Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 3

(1829-30)

Alexandre Tansman

(1897-1986)

Fantaisie sur les valses de Johann Strauss for Two Pianos

Johann Strauss, Jr.

(1825-1899)

Schatz-Walzer for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Piano, and Harmonium, Op. 418

(1885)

Anna Geniushene

Piano

Sahun Sam Hong

Piano

Aaron Boyd

Violin

Bella Hristova

Violin

Daniel Phillips

Violin/Viola

Estelle Choi

Cello

Nina Bernat

Double Bass

Sooyun Kim

Flute
Presented at

Alice Tully Hall

1941 Broadway at, W 65th St New York, NY 10023