Robert McDonald & Friends

Robert McDonald has appeared with major orchestras in the United States, and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern and other distinguished instrumentalists. He has played with the Takács, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, Shanghai, and St. Lawrence string quartets, as well as Music From Marlboro. His discography includes recordings for Sony Classical, Bridge, Vox, Musical Heritage Society, ASV, and CRI. Mr. McDonald’s prizes include the gold medal at the Busoni International Piano Competition, the top prize at the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. He is a member of the piano faculty at Juilliard and of the Curtis Institute of Music.

In this concert, McDonald will be joined by pianist and Dean of The Glenn Gould School James Anagnoson, Alexandra Koerner Yeo Chair in Cello Andrés Díaz, Associate Dean Barry Shiffman, and violinist Erika Raum,

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: 3 Marches for Piano, Four Hands, op.45 (with James Anagnoson)
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34 (with GGS faculty and students, including Erika Raum, Barry Shiffman, and Andrés Díaz)