String players from Symphony Nova Scotia join Halifax pianist Ria Kim to take on two monumental works for piano quartet: an energetic and rousing masterpiece by Brahms, and the haunting minimalism of the Latvian composer Vasks, who was composer-in-residence at Scotia Festival of Music in 2016.

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Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Pēteris Vasks: Piano Quartet

Renaud Lapierre, violin; Ellis Yuen-Rapati, viola; Rachel Desoer, cello; Ria Kim, piano