Thursday, March 5

Jupiter String Quartet
Concert Hall
7:30 PM

Adelphi Ensemble in Residence

ARTISTS
Nelson Lee, violin
Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola
Daniel McDonough, cello

PROGRAM
Dimitri Shostakovich, Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor
Sofia Gubaidulina, Quartet No. 2
Dimitri Shostakovich, Quartet No. 4 in D major
Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2

“One of the strongest young string quartets in the country.” -- The New York Sun

No composer of the 20th century had a greater impact on the string quartet repertoire than Shostakovich, who is represented here by two works: his Quartet No. 7, written in memory of his first wife and the shortest of his quartets; and the Quartet No. 4, a work in which the composer’s affinity for Jewish themes and folk music is evident. Sofia Gubaidulina, born in 1931, was encouraged by Shostakovich to ignore the often hostile criticism of the Soviet musical establishment. She is now recognized as one of Russia’s most important living composers. The program concludes with one of the “Razumovsky” quartets, named for the Russian Count Razumovsky who commissioned them. This quartet reflects the immense voyages of discovery that had made it possible for Beethoven to compose the “Eroica” Symphony and the “Appassionata” Sonata.

Regular ticket prices apply.