Concert V
Carducci String Quartet
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Associate Sponsors: Stephen & Judith Auerbach,
Thomas & Cynthia Stauffer,
William & Suzanne Hering/Milt & Pix Morgan
Evening Series
Friday, April 6, 2012 · 7:30 pm
- Haydn
- String Quartet in g minor, Op. 74 no. 3
- Schnittke
- String Quartet no. 3 (1983)
- Brahms
- String Quartet in a minor, Op. 51 no. 2
The Carducci Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most exciting young string quartets. Based in the UK, the quartet holds residencies at Trinity College of Music in London, Cardiff University and at the Cork School of Music in Ireland. Winners of the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York, the Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition and major prizes at the Bordeaux, London and Osaka competitions, the Anglo-Irish Carducci quartet has established an enthusiastic international following.
“. . . a kaleidoscopic performance, exquisite and restless, pushing urgently
through its constantly changing emotional landscape . . .”
The Strad
“.
. . their ascent into the league of the world’s major quartets
has been phenomenal.”
The Yorkshire Post