Concerts + programs
Program for Concert March 22:
Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703, “Quartettsatz” Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: Allegretto Vivace (Scherzo) Lento assai e cantate tranquillo Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
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Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: Allegro Andante con moto Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio Presto
The Pavel Haas Quartet - March 22
Revered across the globe as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Pavel Haas Quartet has been named by Strad Magazine as one of the ten greatest string quartets of all time.
Known for their “richness of timbre, infectious passion, intuitive rapport and fearless performances;” they perform at the world’s most prestigious concert halls and have recorded nine critically acclaimed CDs receiving numerous prestigious awards including five Gramophone awards.
"They represent the best qualities of the Czech tradition – warmth, sonorousness, individuality, intensity; but what’s striking here is their fearless risk-taking, their fervency and the absolute confidence with which they propel you through these [two] masterpieces."— Gramophone
Described as “stylistically powerful, passionate and richly sonorous,” the Quartet is firmly established as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles; performing at such renown venues including Wigmore Hall, London; Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, Berlin; Musikverein, Vienna; Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg; Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam; Tonhalle, Zürich; Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome; BOZAR, Brussels; NCPA, Beijing; LG Arts Centre, Seoul and Carnegie Hall, New York,
Program for Concert April 26:
Felix Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes, Op. 17
Josef Suk: Ballade, Op. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op.102, No. 1
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Luigi Boccherini: Cello Sonata n. 15 in G Major, G. 15
Antonín Dvořák: Silent Woods
Gioachino Rossini / Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Figaro from The Barber of Seville
Tae-Yeon Kim - April 26
Winner of the 2024 Lutosławski International Cello Competition, Tae-Yeon Kim is one of the most exciting young cellists playing today.
Winner of both the 2022 Tchaikovsky Youth Cello Competition and the 2024 Lutosławski International Cello Competition, among the most prestigious competitions for cellists under 30, Tae-Yeon Kim—presently studying at Curtis—is one of the most exciting young cellists playing today. Don’t miss the chance of hearing one of the stars of tomorrow in the intimate acoustic of Waterford Old School!