The thrilling collaboration between the DaPonte String Quartet and renowned pianist, arranger, and  composer, educator and media personality, Christopher O'Riley features the piano quintets of Robert Schumann and Erich Korngold. 

When he wrote his quintet, Korngold had yet to make his mark on the Hollywood film industry with soundtracks such as Errol Flynn’s "Adventures of Robinhood." This remarkable, youthfully exuberant work was composed long before he left Vienna.  Its monumental central "Adagio" is perhaps one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music ever written.

Schumann’s brilliant masterwork, and one of his most celebrated compositions will be performed. Written in almost a frenzy of creativity he dedicated to his wife, Clara Schumann, one of the greatest pianists of the 19th century. 

Dates and venues: Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m. North Conway -  First Church of Christ Congregational, 2521 White Mountain Highway;  Wednesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. Camden - Hammer Hall, 5 Mountain St.;  Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m. Waldoboro -  St. Paul’s Union Chapel, 1965 Dutch Neck Road; Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m. Orono - Minsky Recital Hall, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, 2 Flagstaff  Road.

The Gala Concert, marking DaPonte's 34th anniversary, and the launch of the quartet's annual international DaPonte Institute for advanced quartet studies three years ago, will be held on Sunday, June 8 at 4 p.m. at Studzinski Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.

For more on the Quartet visit https://dapontequartet.org/

For more about Christopher O'Riley: https://christopheroriley.com