Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio

Steven Beck will replace Jon Nakamatsu due to a family emergency.

• Monday, August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
• First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main St., Chatham, MA

Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio

• Jennifer Frautschi, violin
• Jon Manasse, clarinet
• Steven Beck, piano*

Two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi joins Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Artistic Directors Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu. Jennifer began the violin at age three under the Suzuki Method and performs today on a glorious Antonio Stradivarius violin. Critics have described her performances as “electrifying,” “riveting,” and “mesmerizing.” Together, this trio will present a concert of German, French, and Russian character, finished off by two spirited American rags originally composed by John Novacek for the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo and arranged by him for this trio.

*We are excited to welcome pianist Steven Beck. Steven is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he teaches orchestral piano. Steven has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, Orpheus, and more. Summer appearances have been at the Aspen Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared at Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH   (1685 – 1750)

Two Chorale Preludes for Organ (transcribed for solo piano by  Ferruccio Busoni)

• Ich ruf zu dir, Herr
• Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland                                                   

CLAUDE DEBUSSY    (1862 – 1918)             

Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140

• Allegro vivo
• Intermède:  Fantasque et léger
• Finale:  Très animé

CLAUDE DEBUSSY   (1862 – 1918)               

Première rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L. 116

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882 – 1971)                 

L’Histoire du Soldat  Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

• Marche du Soldat
• Le violon du Soldat
• Petit concert
• Tango—Valse—Rag 
• La danse du Diable

                                                           
JOHN NOVACEK  (b. 1964)                    

Two Rags for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

• 4^th Street Drag
• Full Stride Ahead