Sunday November 18, 2007
ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
Presented by Chamber Music Wilmington
Sunday, Novemeber 18, 2007 / 7:30 pm / UNCW Cultural Arts Building Recital Hall
Tickets: $25 (student discounts available)
Subscription and Single Ticket information available at the Kenan Auditorium Box Office Mon.-Fri., 10am-6pm at 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643.
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www.chambermusicwilmington.org
PROGRAM & ARTIST INFORMATION:
The Music of Beethoven, John Adams, & Maurice Ravel
Having celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006, the Alexander String Quartet continues to perform regularly in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the world's premier ensembles. Alexander Quartet, highly praised for their radiant Beethoven interpretations, brings Beethoven's personal favorite, the monumental Quartet in c-sharp minor, Op. 131 to CMW's stage. Also featured on their program, the toe tapping music of Carnegie Hall composer in Residence, John Adams, and the unequaled quartet for strings by Maurice Ravel.
ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
"The intimacy came through with enhanced power and poignancy." - New York Times
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2006, the Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the world's premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through over 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances. In 1999 BMG Classics released the Quartet's nine-CD set of the Beethoven cycle on its Arte Nova label to tremendous critical acclaim. The FoghornClassics label released a three-CD set of Mozart quartets in 2004; as part of an ongoing project, that label released the first three CDs of the Shostakovich cycle in March 2006.
The Alexander String Quartet's annual calendar of concerts includes engagements at major halls throughout North America and Europe. The Quartet has appeared at Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City; Jordan Hall in Boston; the Library of Congress and Dumbarton Oaks in Washington; and chamber music societies and universities across the North American continent. Recent overseas tours have brought them to the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Greece, the Republic of Georgia, and the Philippines.
Artist Sponsor: Dean Gattone in memory of James DeLancey
Brought to you by the Department of Music.
