Da Camera: The Romantic Spirit/Juilliard String Quartet October 3, 2009

THE ROMANTIC SPIRIT:
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET; SARAH ROTHENBERG, PIANO

Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Schumann Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Juilliard String Quartet (Nick Eanet, violin; Ronald Copes, violin; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello); Sarah Rothenberg, piano

Da Camera kicks off a season-long exploration of Romanticism with the renowned Juilliard String Quartet, presenting the quartet’s first Houston appearance with new first violinist Nick Eanet. The program features performances celebrating the 200th anniversary of the births of two geniuses, Felix Mendelssohn (b. 1809) and Robert Schumann (b. 1810). Da Camera Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg joins members of the Quartet for Schumann's lyrical, exuberant and quintessentially romantic piano quartet.
“Whether playing Beethoven, Schubert, Bartók or Carter, the Juilliard Quartet remains unsurpassed in bringing attention to details and expressive devices.” -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Ms. Rothenberg is an excellent pianist with an interesting mind.”-- The New York Times

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