Opening Night; with Dvořák & Balourdet 

Thursday December 28, 2023 - 7:30 pm

University of Nevada-Reno, Hall Recital Hall

1338 N Virginia, Reno (parking nearby at Whalen Parking Garage, enter on N Virginia just south of W 15th St)

NCMF celebrates the return of rising chamber music stars, the Balourdet Quartet. This concert opens with an exciting new piece commissioned by Chamber Music America in 2022 for composer Karim Al-Zand. The Balourdet Quartet will be joined by festival favorite Steven Vanhauwaert for the Dvořák Piano Quintet which was featured in the very first Nevada Chamber Music Festival.

KARIM AL-ZAND String Quartet No. 4 "Strange Machines"

MOZART String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155