“The Unbearable Lightness of Being” uses a beloved pet named Karenin to explore the notion of selfless love, and this program adds a musical dimension. The graceful wistfulness and sheer lyrical beauty of Mozart’s Viola Quintet are a loving tribute to the instrument closest to the composer’s heart. Janáček’s fun and frenetic chamber concerto has an animal theme, variously evoking a grumpy hedgehog, a fidgety squirrel, and “a scene from a fairy-tale, where everybody is arguing.” Possibly the greatest French piano trio of the 19th century, Saint-Saëns’ musical fireworks and subtle, searching harmonies are guaranteed to leave every listener with a smile.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Viola Quintet in C major, K. 515

LEOŠ JANÁČEK Concertino

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Franklin Cohen, clarinet

Andrew Brady, bassoon

Nelson Ricardo Yovera Perez, horn

David Bowlin, Diana Cohen, and Jacques Forestier, violin

Kirsten Doctor and Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola

Sterling Elliot and Jonathan Swensen, cello

Roman Rabinovich, piano

Vist the ChamberFest website for details about all of the festival concerts: chamberfestcleveland.com/lightness-of-being/