In this private concert with music and narration, we will explore the question "What does it mean to be an artist in our modern age?".

In our modern age, there are so many influences, styles, desires… that are not necessarily yours. In such a time, how do you find your artistic voice in society?

There are many dangers which hedge round the unfortunate composer: pressure groups which demand true proletarian music, snobs who demand the latest avant-garde tricks; critics who are already trying to document today for tomorrow... These people are dangerous because they may make the composer self-conscious, and instead of writing his own music, music which springs naturally from his gift and personality, he may be frightened into writing pretentious nonsense or deliberate obscurity.

—Benjamin Britten, 1964

Repertoire

Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6 (1936)

Sonata in C for Cello and Piano, Op. 65 (1961)

Suite No. 1 for Cello, Op. 72 (1964)

Performers

Mari Lee, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola

Mihai Marica, cello

David Fung, piano

Simon Lee, medium and researcher