Isidore String Quartet
photo: Jiyang Chen
with Sterling Elliott, cello Thu, May 14 / 7 PM / Hahn Hall
Program
Isidore String Quartet
Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 76, no. 4 (“Sunrise”) Allegro con spirito Adagio Menuetto (Allegro) Finale (Allegro ma non troppo)
György Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2 Allegro nervoso Sostenuto, molto calmo Come un meccanismo di precisione Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso Allegro con delicatezza
- Intermission Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Allegro ma non troppo Adagio Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto Allegretto
Adrian Steele, violin Phoenix Avalon, violin Devin Moore, viola Joshua McClendon, cello
The New York City-based Isidore String Quartet, winner of the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022 and an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2023, is committed to rediscovering and reinvigorating the repertory. Formed at The Juilliard School in 2019 and coached by the Juilliard String Quartet, they follow Juilliard’s lineage by “approaching the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.” The Isidore String Quartet is distinguished by a refined and balanced ensemble sound, anchored by supreme technical proficiency. After their victory at Banff, the group was catapulted into the international scene with live performances in over 90 cities each season, including New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Cologne and Vancouver. They have collaborated with eminent artists such as violinist James Ehnes and pianist Jeremy Denk.
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