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Emerson String Quartet
Calidore String Quartet
When
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:30 PM EDT
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04/27/2023 7:30 pm 04/27/2023 9:30 pm America/New_York Emerson String QuartetCalidore String Quartet
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Where
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Tickets
General: $30-50 | Student: $10
Full-priced tickets are sold out. Turned-back and obstructed view seats may be available. Please call 609-258-2800 for more information.
America's greatest quartet."
—TIME Magazine
Concert Classics Series
Charles S. Robinson Memorial Concert
About the Event
After 12 appearances on our series since 1979, 9 GRAMMY awards, and more than 30 celebrated recordings, the legendary Emerson String Quartet returns one last time as they make the final tour of their venerated 47-year career. Their program embodies the bittersweet nature of this occasion: pairing Shostakovich’s tragic final string quartet with one of the most life-affirming works in all of music history, Mendelssohn’s treasured string octet. Joining them for an encore performance on our series of this beloved octet are the Emerson’s protégés, the Calidore String Quartet. Come be a part of this momentous celebration as we experience this symbolic passing of the baton—or bow, as it were—from one generation to the next as we close our 129th Concert Classics series, both marking a historic moment and looking to the future.
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Musicians
Emerson String Quartet:
Eugene Drucker & Philip Setzer Violins
Lawrence Dutton Viola
Paul Watkins Cello
Calidore String Quartet:
Jeffery Meyers Violin
Ryan Meehan Violin
Jeremy Berry Viola
Estelle Choi Cello
After 12 appearances on our series since 1979, 9 GRAMMY awards, and more than 30 celebrated recordings, the legendary Emerson String Quartet returns one last time as they make the final tour of their venerated 47-year career. Their program embodies the bittersweet nature of this occasion: pairing Shostakovich’s tragic final string quartet with one of the most life-affirming works in all of music history, Mendelssohn’s treasured string octet. Joining them for an encore performance on our series of this beloved octet are the Emerson’s protégés, the Calidore String Quartet. Come be a part of this momentous celebration as we experience this symbolic passing of the baton—or bow, as it were—from one generation to the next as we close our 129th Concert Classics series, both marking a historic moment and looking to the future.
Musicians
Emerson String Quartet:
Eugene Drucker & Philip Setzer Violins
Lawrence Dutton Viola
Paul Watkins Cello
Calidore String Quartet:
Jeffery Meyers Violin
Ryan Meehan Violin
Jeremy Berry Viola
Estelle Choi Cello
Program
- "Farewell Tour"
- Sarah Kirkland Snider
Drink the Wild Ayre (World Premiere)
- Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat Minor, Op. 144 (Emerson Quartet)
- Mendelssohn
String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (Emerson & Calidore Quartets)
