JERUSALEM STRING QUARTET
THE SHOSTAKOVICH CYCLE, PARTS I AND II
Monday, October 15, 2012; 7:30 PM & Tuesday, October 16, 2012; 7:30 PM
The Menil Collection
Monday, October 15, 2012; 7:30 PM
String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Tuesday, October 16, 2012; 7:30 PM
String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83
String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 92
String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101
String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 92
String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101
Jerusalem String Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, violin; Sergei Brester, violin; Ori Kam, viola; Kyril Zlotnikov, cello)
Pre-concert talk: Monday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 PM by Wendy Lesser, author of Music for Silenced Voices: Shostakovich and His Fifteen Quartets
Dmitri Shostakovich composed 15 extraordinary string quartets that span his career, forming a powerful and moving musical autobiography.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary season, Da Camera embarks on the complete cycle, a historic first for Houston. The world-renowned Jerusalem String Quartet, one of the most acclaimed ensembles of its generation, makes its Da Camera debut.
“This was one of the best chamber music concerts I can remember,riveting from start to finish and already ranked as one of my concertsof the year. Here, in every note, was revelation and revolution, pure
and simple.” – The Observer
“These musicians play and breathe as one with a perfection of intonation,articulation, dynamic gradation, bow pressure, vibrato, and phrasing thatI'm in awe of and that other ensembles must envy.” – Fanfare