St. Lawrence String Quartet
Sunday, November 8, 4 pm
Rackham Auditorium
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Alex Ross of The New Yorker Magazine writes, "The St. Lawrence are remarkable not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take in the act of connection." Performing together for 20 years, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has been involved in numerous inventive collaborations, including projects with Pilobolus and the Emerson Quartet. The foursome, which regularly performs traditional quartet repertoire, is also fervently committed to performing and expanding the works of living composers. They recently gave the world premiere of a new quartet by American composer John Adams, which will be performed on this program. “An almost disturbing intensity that held the audience spellbound. The performance bristled with the electricity the ensemble has become known for…This was an almost impeccable, powerful performance with entrances coordinated with absolute precision, sharply etched phrases, and carefully judged silences…remarkable.” (The New York Times)
Program
· Haydn : String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 (1799)
· Ravel : String Quartet in F Major (1902-03)
· Adams : String Quartet (2008)
· Encore - Haydn : Minuet (Mvmt 2) from String Quartet No. 14 in Eb major, Op. 9, No. 2
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