Philip SetzerViolinist Philip Setzer, founding violinist in the Emerson String Quartet, and cellist Edward Arron return to Hunter Museum of American Art to perform with pianist Gloria Chien in the next String Theory concert on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
The evening begins with Musical Dialogue at 6 p.m., followed by the performance at 6:30. Hunter Museum is located at 10 Bluff View.
Setzer and Arron will be joined by Chien to perform Tchaikovsky’s impassioned piano trio “In Memory of a Great Artist,” a work dedicated to Tchaikovsky’s friend, Nikolai Rubinstein.
Schubert’s “Du bist die Ruh, D. 776” will also be presented.
Setzer has appeared with the National Symphony, Aspen Chamber Symphony, Memphis Symphony and Puerto Rico Symphony, among others.He has been touring and recording the piano trios of Schubert, Mendelssohn and Dvorak with David Finckel and Wu Han.