Join us for the third concert of MOSA’s 2026 season! Magpie Duo plays 20th and 21st century interrelated classical works.

Magpie Duo (MOSA directors Lauren Conroy and Matthew Schultheis) present their first ensemble concert: a rich contemporary program of solos, duos, and trios that explores the links between artists and their mentors, friends, and musical styles of the Western classical canon.

This project is presented in co-sponsorship with The League of Composers / ISCM.

PROGRAM: Kaija Saariaho — Aure, Alban Berg — 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5, Olivier Messiaen — L’Alouette calandrelle, Tōru Takemitsu — Rain tree sketch II (in memoriam Olivier Messiaen), Oliver Knussen — Prayer Bell Sketch, Op. 29 (in memoriam Tōru Takemitsu), Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata no. 10, Op. 96 (first movement), Anthony Cheung — Elective Memory, Robert Schumann — Fairy Tales, Op. 132 (first movement), Jörg Widmann — Once upon a time…