Counterpoint Concerts:
Pale Yellow

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Arts Club of Washington
2017 I Street Northwest
Washington, DC, 20006

October 17, 2025
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Performance begins at 7:15 PM

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Description

The Last Stand Quartet — featuring National Symphony Orchestra players — joins pianist Natalia Kazaryan for a piano trio, quartet and quintet program exploring rich musical textures.

Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio No. 1, Pale Yellow opens the evening with bright, shimmering tones that evoke vivid, glowing hues. Schumann’s passionate Piano Quartet in E-flat Major follows, before the program concludes with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet, whose sweeping melodies ride on lush harmonies.

Official event art by David Plunkert.

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Program

Jennifer Higdon - Piano Trio No. 1
I. Pale Yellow

Robert Schumann - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Amy Beach - Piano Quintet, Op. 67

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Featuring

The Last Stand Quartet

Natalia Kazaryan, piano