Marlboro Musicians at Carnegie Hall (2.21.25). Schumann’s Fairy Tale opened with clarinet warmth, viola’s insect-like calls, and piano evoking Marlboro’s pastoral sound. Kurtág’s Homage to Schumann (1990) contrasted fragile stillness with Florestan’s eruptions—an intense, fleeting soundscape. Schumann’s String Quartet No. 2 followed with lyric exchanges and athletic drive. Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet closed, highlighting Maria Ioudenitch’s luminous violin, her Adagio evoking a Tchaikovsky concerto. Across eras, the ensemble revealed connections, vitality, and new possibilities.