The San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet performs for the first time in New York in three intimate concerts at the Tenri Cultural Institute: November 11,13 and 14.
The Plain Dealer of Cleveland recently praised the Cypress, saying "In the forest of Beethoven recordings, the Cypress String Quartet's are some of the mightiest trees." The Quartet brings music that exemplifies its artistic mission to New York -- pieces from the core repertoire for string quartet (by Beethoven, Dvorak, and Debussy), music overlooked by history (by Griffes, Stravinsky, and Schulhoff) and new pieces commissioned by the ensemble (by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon, George Tsontakis, and Elena Ruehr). Buy tickets to the 3-concert series.
The Cypress formed in 1996 and currently performs over 90 concerts each year. In addition to its busy touring schedule, the Cypress is releasing a series of recordings of Beethoven's Late Quartets. Volume 1 was released in 2009, and Gramophone praised the disc as "revealing artistry of uncommon insight and cohesion." Volume 2 was released in August 2010 and Volume 3 will follow in 2011.
Seating is limited to 80 audience members and all are invited to stay for a wine and cheese reception after each performance to meet and greet the Cypress String Quartet and the guest composers. ***Note that the starting time on Thursday, November 11, 2010, is 8:30pm. The other concerts in this series begin at 8:00pm.
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 8:30pm:
Ervin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Jennifer Higdon: Impressions (NYC Premiere)
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
To purchase single tickets for this concert, visit:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124057
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:00pm:
Igor Stravinksy: Concertino for String Quartet
Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3 (NYC Premiere)
Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Two Sketches based on Native American Themes
Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 'American'
To purchase single tickets for this concert, visit:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124072
Sunday, November 14, 2010, 8:00pm:
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
George Tsontakis: String Quartet No. 5 'In Memoriam George Rochberg' (NYC Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge)
To purchase single tickets for this concert, visit:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124075
Friday, September 03, 2010
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