In an ingenious chain of inspirations spanning 220 years, the Castalian String Quartet's program-and the Turnage commission featured on it-mark the 100th anniversary of Janacek's Kreutzer Sonata quartet. For his new quartet, Turnage returned to words by the Beethoven sonata's original dedicatee for inspiration. The Castalian Quartet are "a feisty group, with a real personality and strong interpretative ideas" (The Guardian).
Since its formation in 2011, the London-based Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the most dynamic, sophisticated young string quartets performing today. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021, they are also the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2019 Young Artists Award. The Quartet is gaining international acclaim as they take their talents abroad, having performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonic, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Montreal's Salle Bourgie, Carnegie Hall, and the Spoleto USA Festival, among many other esteemed venues worldwide.
The program will include:
JANACEK: String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE: Awake (composed for Castalian Quartet, premiering 2023)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130 with Gross Fuge ending, Op. 133
$70/$60/$50.
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Since its formation in 2011, the London-based Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the most dynamic, sophisticated young string quartets performing today. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021, they are also the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2019 Young Artists Award. The Quartet is gaining international acclaim as they take their talents abroad, having performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonic, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Montreal's Salle Bourgie, Carnegie Hall, and the Spoleto USA Festival, among many other esteemed venues worldwide.
The program will include:
JANACEK: String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE: Awake (composed for Castalian Quartet, premiering 2023)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130 with Gross Fuge ending, Op. 133
$70/$60/$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
In an ingenious chain of inspirations spanning 220 years, the Castalian String Quartet's program-and the Turnage commission featured on it-mark the 100th anniversary of Janacek's Kreutzer Sonata quartet. For his new quartet, Turnage returned to words by the Beethoven sonata's original dedicatee for inspiration. The Castalian Quartet are "a feisty group, with a real personality and strong interpretative ideas" (The Guardian).
Since its formation in 2011, the London-based Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the most dynamic, sophisticated young string quartets performing today. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021, they are also the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2019 Young Artists Award. The Quartet is gaining international acclaim as they take their talents abroad, having performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonic, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Montreal's Salle Bourgie, Carnegie Hall, and the Spoleto USA Festival, among many other esteemed venues worldwide.
The program will include:
JANACEK: String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE: Awake (composed for Castalian Quartet, premiering 2023)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130 with Gross Fuge ending, Op. 133
$70/$60/$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
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Since its formation in 2011, the London-based Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the most dynamic, sophisticated young string quartets performing today. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021, they are also the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2019 Young Artists Award. The Quartet is gaining international acclaim as they take their talents abroad, having performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonic, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Montreal's Salle Bourgie, Carnegie Hall, and the Spoleto USA Festival, among many other esteemed venues worldwide.
The program will include:
JANACEK: String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE: Awake (composed for Castalian Quartet, premiering 2023)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130 with Gross Fuge ending, Op. 133
$70/$60/$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
show less
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