Inspired by the absurd visions of Franz Kafka, VIVO Metamorphosis spins a tale of fantasy, terror and unbridled emotion. While the iberian gallantry of Boccherini's Fandango for guitar, strings and castanets sets the Kafkaesque mood, György Kurtág's aphoristic fragments bring the author's voice to life for violin and voice. The evening closes with the raw intimacy of Janaček's 2nd string quartet, a contemporaneous musical echo of Kafka's own manic intimate letters. 

Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet “Fandango”
Alicia Hui & Siwoo Kim, violins; John Stulz, viola; Julia Yang, cello; Jordan Dodson, guitar

György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
Alexi Kenney, violin; Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
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Leos Janaček: Quartet #2 “Intimate letters”
Isabelle Ai Durrenberger & Siwoo Kim, violins; John Stulz, viola; Julia Yang, cello