Juilliard Quartet November 25, 2008

Program:
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2; Wernick: Quartet No. 7 [World Premiere]; Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127

"Each of the four has a notably beautiful tone, a sound that sings out but also blends. They show a shared understanding of the music they play; every bow stroke adds to its meaning and its integrity." (Chicago Tribune)

The Juilliard String Quartet, beloved for a long-standing ability to approach both contemporary and established classics with the same respect, care, and sense of adventure, returns to PCMS at the Independence Seaport Museum on Tuesday, November 25 at 8PM. The program spans works by Haydn, Wernick, and Beethoven, speaking to the Quartet's ability to play a diverse selection of music in performances characterized by a clarity of structure and pure, beautiful sound.

As Quartet in Residence at New York City's Juilliard School, the Julliard String Quartet has already influenced countless aspiring string players around the world. The four members, Joel Smirnoff/violin, Ronald Copes/violin, Joel Krosnick/cello, and Samuel Rhodes/viola, have played complete seven-concert Beethoven cycles at Alice Tully Hall in New York, Casals Hall in Tokyo, at Michigan State University, and most recently, at the International Beethoven Festival in Bonn and at the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf.

For more information on the Juilliard Quartet visit www.juilliardquartet.com

For more information on the composers, please visit:
Haydn:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn
Wernick:http://www.presser.com/Composers/info.cfm?Name=RICHARDWERNICK
Beethoven:http://raptusassociation.org/beet-biopages.html

Buy Tickets!
www.pcmsconcerts.org or 215.569.8080
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Get to know the Juilliard String Quartet!

Watch: Video clips of the Juilliard String Quartet at work in rehearsal with Elliot Carter and discussing sections of a Schubert quartet:
http://www.juilliardstringquartet.org/video/index.html

Listen and Connect: Listen to free music clips, other similar musicians you might enjoy, and find out more information about the Juilliard String Quartet:
http://www.last.fm/music/Juilliard+String+Quartet