Dreams and Dialogues

Celebrated clarinetist Ricardo Morales returns to the Chiarina stage with music by Poulenc, Brahms, Paquito d’Rivera, and Jacob Bancks. Hailed for his “utterly natural musical grace” [ New York Times ], celebrated clarinetist Ricardo Morales returns to the Chiarina stage in a duo program with pianist Efi Hackmey. This bold spectrum of works features Francis Poulenc’s whimsical sonata, a piece written for Morales by Jacob Bancks, Paquito d’Rivera’s playful Three Pieces for clarinet and piano, and Brahms’s transcendent sonata in E-flat. Program Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Jacob Bancks: the dream forgotten… Paquito d’Rivera: Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E-flat major Artists Ricardo Morales, clarinet Efi Hackmey, piano