Carnegie Hall

For one night only, experience five of the world’s leading instrumentalists as a never-before-heard, all-star quintet. They perform two of the chamber repertoire’s resounding masterworks. Beethoven’s mesmerizing “Kreutzer” Sonata is one of the composer’s most popular, with a scope and soloistic virtuosity suggestive of a concerto. Its quintet arrangement—widely believed to be written by Beethoven himself—makes it even richer, offering an additional heft that he supposedly sought for the work. The program also features Schubert’s sole String Quintet, a piece overwhelmingly described as a pinnacle of the art form, and one of the few works ever to match the Kreutzer’s reputation among fans.