Takács Quartet February 22, 2011

Adult $38 | University Park Student $15 | 18 and Younger $31

One of the world’s great string ensembles, the Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth, and humor. The Takács (pronounced tah-KAHSH) combines four distinct musical personalities to bring fresh insights to its repertoire. Based in Boulder at the University of Colorado, the quartet performs about ninety concerts a year worldwide. Second violinist Károly Schranz, cellist András Fejér, and two others formed the quartet in 1975 when they were students at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Edward Dusinberre, originally from England, became first violinist in 1993. Geraldine Walther, a Florida native who had been principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony, joined the quartet in 2005. The Penn State program includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, The Rider; Béla Bartók’s Quartet No. 3; and Franz Schubert’s Quartet D. 887.

Complimentary round-trip shuttle service is provided between the Eisenhower Parking Deck and Schwab Auditorium.

Official Website: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/takacs.html