Sunday October 22, 2006
Borromeo String Quartet
“…elegance and refinement with a fire in the belly.”
- The Boston Globe
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN MOVED TO KENAN AUDITORIUM.
Subscription packages available for Chamber Music Wilmington's 2006-2007 Season at UNCW. Single ticket purchases are also available for $25.
For tickets and information contact the Kenan Auditorium Box Office at (910) 962-3500.
Chamber Music Wilmington opens their 2006/2007 season with the Borromeo String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 22 in tthe newly renovated Kenan Auditorium. The evening features performances of Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartet Op. 59, No. 2 and Schumann's Piano Quintet.
Concert Sponsor: Wilmington Plastic Surgery
Series Sponsor: UNCW Department of Music / Season Underwriter: Cape Fear Community College
The Borromeo String Quartet, bio
Considered "Simply the best there is" by the Boston Globe, the critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet is one of the most sought after strings quartets in the world, each season performing over 100 concerts of classical and contemporary literature across three continents. Audiences and critics alike have championed the Borromeo Quartet's revealing explorations of Beethoven, Brahms, Bartok, and Ligeti, and its affinity for making challenging repertoire approachable. They perform at the world's most illustrious concert halls and music festivals, and continue long-standing residencies at the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum ("one of the defining experiences of civilization in Boston" Boston Globe), the Tenri Cultural Institute ("one of New York's best kept secrets" N.Y. Sun), Dai-Ichi Semei Hall in Tokyo, and the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, where first violinist Nicholas Kitchen serves as Artistic Director. With a grant from Chamber Music America, the BSQ continue their innovative multimedia public school residency program, and as faculty Quartet-In-Residence at the New England Conservatory of Music works with the institution's "Learning Through Music" program.
In 2003 the Borromeo made classical music history with its pioneering record label, the Living Archive Recorded Performance Series, making it is possible to order DVDs and CDs of most of its concerts around the world, a feat only previously attempted in rock music. The series promotes the importance and impact of the live performance, and allows listeners the chance to explore in greater depth the music they have just heard in concert, as well as explore new and rarely performed works. This season the Aaron Copland House honors the Borromeo's commitment to contemporary music by creating the Borromeo Quartet Award, an annual initiative that will premiere the work of important young composers to audiences internationally. In 2000 they completed two seasons as a member of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two and served as Ensemble-in-Residence for the 98-99 season of National Public Radio's Performance Today. Awards include Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award in 2001, Chamber Music America's Cleveland Quartet Award in 1998 and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1991, as well as top prizes at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France in 1990. Additional information may be found at www.borromeoquartet.org.
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