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Emerson String Quartet

Apr 21

Performance Dates

  • Tue Apr 21 2015 7:30 PM
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Venue

https://uwworldseries.org/visit/venues/meany-hall-performing-arts

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The Emerson String Quartet stands apart in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades. They have more than thirty acclaimed recordings, nine Grammys (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year,” and collaborations with many of the greatest artists of our time. For this performance, the Emerson plays a newly commissioned string quartet by Lowell Liebermann, as well as leading works from the standard repertoire.

ProgramPurcell (arr. Britten): Chacony in G MinorShostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108Liebermann: String Quartet No. 5, Op. 126Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

The show is expected to last 110 minutes including a 20-minute intermission.

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