PROGRAM
Johannes String Quartet
What happens when four of the world's top orchestral musicians join forces to play chamber music? Find out this week when the Johannes Quartet brings us dazzling performances of quartets by Haydn and Berg. The foursome includes the concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony, the associate principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the first American to win the Paganini Violin Competition in 24 years. When exploring the quartet literature they love, however, titles don't matter: passion, virtuosity and poetry do.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5
- Alban Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3
MIXED COMPANY
POSTED BY VAUGHN ORMSETH ON JULY 20, 2005
E Pluribus Unum
The ensembles that captivate me most quickly are usually those whose playing, in one way or another, reflects diverse artistic and life experiences. (more)
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Artist profile: Johannes String Quartet
