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"The St. Lawrence are remarkable not simply for the quality of their music making ... but for the joy they take in the act of connection." - The New Yorker
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Joseph Haydn: Quartet in D minor, op. 76 no. 2 ("Quinten")
Osvaldo Golijov: Kohelet
Franz Schubert: Quartet in G major, D. 887
Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has developed an undisputed reputation as a truly world class chamber ensemble. The quartet calls Stanford University home, where the group is Ensemble in Residence. The SLSQ continues to build its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music making through an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature as well as the championing of new works.
Concert review from the Columbus Dispatch
"Spencer Myer presented a programme which had an integrating musical and spiritual thread woven into its harmonic and stylistic fabric. This quality places him in the league of the historic classical giants of the keyboard."
- Knysna-Plett Herald, South Africa
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with Spencer Myer.
Gold Medalist of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition, Spencer Myer is garnering stellar audience and critical acclaim from around the globe, rapidly establishing himself as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation. He is a laureate in the 2007 William Kapell, 2005 Cleveland, 2005 Busoni, and 2004 Montreal International Piano Competitions.
"Classical Music's Fab Four." - Rolling Stone, 1987
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the Kronos Quartet.
Bryce Dessner: Aheym (Homeward)
Traditional (arr. Jacob Garchik): Smyrneiko Minore
Kim Sinh (arr. Jacob Garchik): Lưu thủy trường
Omar Souleyman (arr. Jacob Garchik): La Sidounak Sayyada (I’ll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You)
Laurie Anderson (arr. Jacob Garchik): Flow
Richard Wagner (arr. Aleksandra Vrebalov): Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
Steve Reich: WTC 9/11
Missy Mazzoli: Harp and Altar
Ram Narayan (arr. Kronos, transc. Ljova): Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap
Nicole Lizée: Death to Kosmische
The Kronos Quartet has become one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 45 recordings of extraordinary breadth and creativity, collaborating with many of the world's most eclectic composers and performers, and commissioning more than 750 works and arrangements for string quartet. In 2011, Kronos became the only recipients of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fischer Prize. The group's numerous awards also include a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and "Musicians of the Year" (2003) from Musical America.
“Trio Cavatina seems to have found their path to that equality of voices ... This was an ensemble that put the 'chamber' back in chamber music." - San Francisco Examiner
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with Trio Cavatina.
Deeply rooted in a strong sense of shared musical values, Trio Cavatina has rapidly emerged as one of today’s outstanding chamber ensembles whose committed music- making prompted Harris Goldsmith to describe the trio, in his 2008 Musical America article, as offering ‘potent, intense interpretations’. As winner of the 2009 Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition, Trio Cavatina made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2010.
"A Far Cry has perfected a lush, sweet sound that is achingly alive and emotional." - Strings Magazine
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with members of A Far Cry.
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 4
violins in B minor, RV 580 (L'estro armonico, op.3 no.10)
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Pelimannit ("The
Fiddlers")
Astor Piazzolla: Two Tangos
Bela Bartok: Romanian Dances
William Walton: Sonata for Strings
A Far Cry stands at the forefront of an exciting new generation in classical music. According to the New York Times, the self-conducted orchestra “brims with personality or, better, personalities, many and varied.” A Far Cry was founded in 2007 by a tightly- knit collective of 17 young professional musicians – the Criers – and since the beginning has fostered those personalities, developing an innovative structure of rotating leader- ship both on stage and behind the scenes.
"Throughout its history, the Quartet has exhibited extraordinary musical curiosity."
(Note: no pre-concert talk tonight.)
The Keller Quartet was founded in 1987 at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. The Keller Quartet achieved its international breakthrough in 1990 by winning all prizes and special awards at both the Evian and Borciani Competitions. Throughout its history, the Quartet has exhibited extraordinary musical curiosity: curiosity about encounters with musicians and composers of all genres; curiosity about unknown works; and curiosity about new forms of programming, where unusual combinations develop their own dramatic tension.
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