Chamber Music

Debussy's Influence

Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM

New World Center

About

Violinist Sean Lee has a sound that The New York Times calls “breathtaking beautiful.” He joins New World Symphony for a delightful afternoon that pairs Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano with contemporary chamber music from Japan, the US and France.

Location

  • New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Stage

    Directions

  • Seat map

Program

  1. Camille Saint-Saëns

    (1835-1921) Approx. Duration: 17 minutes

    Septet, Op. 65 (1879-1880)

    Préambule

    Menuet

    Intermède

    Gavotte et Final

  2. Tōru Takemitsu

    (1930-1996) Approx. Duration: 10 minutes

    Rain Spell for Flute, Clarinet, Harp, Piano and Vibraphone (1982)

  3. Claude Debussy

    (1862-1918) Approx. Duration: 12 minutes

    Sonata for Violin and Piano, CD 148 (1917)

    Allegro vivo

    Intermède: Fantasque et léger

    Finale: Très animé

    Sean Lee

  4. Intermission - 20 minutes

  5. Jeffrey Mumford

    (b. 1955) Approx. Duration: 11 minutes

    through a stillness brightening (2011)

    Sean Lee

  6. Jean Françaix

    (1912-1997) Approx. Duration: 14 minutes

    Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Strings and Harp (1989)

    Allegrissimo

    Scherzo: Vivo

    Notturno: Adagio molto

    Rondo: Allegro molto

    Sean Lee

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