Program:
Franz Schubert Quartet in G Major
John Adams Second Movement from String Quartet
The St. Lawrence String Quartet has established itself among the world-class chamber ensembles of its generation. Its mission: bring every piece of music to the audience in vivid color, with pronounced communication, teamwork, and great respect for the composer. Since winning both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1992, the quartet has delighted audiences with its spontaneous, passionate, and dynamic performances. The quartet performs over 120 concerts annually worldwide and is Ensemble in Residence at Stanford University. The SLSQ continues to build its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music-making, through an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature as well as the championing of new works by such composers as John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, Eziquiel Viñao, and Jonathan Berger. Alex Ross of The New Yorker magazine writes: "[T]he St. Lawrence are remarkable not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take in the act of connection."
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