Asiartic Camerata presents Candlelight

Join the Asiartic Camerata Quintet and acclaimed Hong Kong pianist Zoie Ise at the historic Fringe Club. For this performance we are stepping away from the traditional concert hall. The space will be carefully tailored with a deep, evocative blue ambiance, keeping a few visual secrets waiting in the shadows.

The Asiartic Camerata is built on bringing passionate local and international professionals together for the raw, unadorned dialogue of chamber music. Sharing the stage is Zoie Ise, a Peabody and Oberlin-trained artist who has performed from Carnegie Hall to Japan. With her genuine emotional depth and quiet power, she is the ideal collaborator for a program that demands both delicate restraint and real fire.

The music unfolds as a fluid conversation across time. We begin rooted in the precision and sweeping passion of the Classical and Romantic periods, highlighting the interplay of Mozart and Schumann. From there, the mood shifts, contrasting the sharp, rhythmic wit of Shostakovich with the quiet minimalism of modern composers.

To close the night, the musicians lean into something more relaxed. You will hear a nostalgic tapestry of beloved cinematic scores, familiar jazz standards, and the driving pulse of Argentine tango. It's an invitation to experience world-class musicianship up close, in a deeply personal setting.