Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in D minor, Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

OVERVIEW

The masterful skill of CSO string players is on display in this performance of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Tchaikovsky spent years trying to balance the six virtuosic parts that comprise this popular work.

This performance is from CSO Sessions Ep. 2: Mozart & Tchaikovsky.

PERFORMERS

Robert Chen violin
Stephanie Jeong violin
Wei-Ting Kuo viola
Lawrence Neuman viola
John Sharp cello
Kenneth Olsen cello

SPONSORS

Sponsorship support for CSO Sessions is generously provided by the Zell Family Foundation; an anonymous donor; Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; the Julian Family Foundation, in honor of Cristina Rocca; Cynthia M. Sargent; Megan and Steve Shebik; Betty W. Smykal; TAWANI Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; ITW, and PNC.