Arabella Quartet

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The Arabella Quartet

morse recital hall February 23, 2013 • Saturday at 8 pm Music of Haydn, Debussy, and Smetana Julie Eskar, violin Sarita Kwok, violin Ettore Causa, viola Alexandre Lecarme, cello

Robert Blocker, Dean

th e a ra bel l a qua rtet February 23, 2013 • Sprague Memorial Hall • Faculty Artist Series

Joseph Haydn 1732–1809

String Quartet in G major, Op. 77, Nº. 1 I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Menuet: Presto IV. Finale: Presto

Claude Debussy 1862–1918

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 I. Animé et très décidé II. Assez vif et bein rythmé III. Andantino, doucement expressif IV. Très modéré - En animant peu à peu - Très

mouvementé et avec passion

intermission

Bedřich Smetana 1824–1884

String Quartet Nº. 1 in E minor, “From My Life” I. Allegro vivo appassionato II. Allegro moderato à la Polka III. Largo sostenuto IV. Vivace

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

About the Artist

At their debut concert in Boston last season, the thenunnamed Arabella Quartet received a glowing review from the Boston Musical Intelligencer: “The group played like they had been together for years… with freedom, drive, and risk-taking that were quite astonishing in a debut performance… the luftpausen were taken with complete unanimity, the senza vibrato moments showed perfect tuning, and the sections with vibrato were actually synchronized… Though there are already plenty of fine quartets before the public, I nevertheless encourage this quartet sine nomine to get a name and a performing life.”

And thus was born the Arabella Quartet, an ensemble of four friends and like-minded musicians.

The members of the quartet are Julie Eskar, violin; Sarita Kwok, violin; Ettore Causa, viola; and Alexandre Lecarme, cello. Ms. Eskar is concertmaster of the Danish radio chamber orchestra; Ms. Kwok is a faculty member of the Yale Department of Music and Director of the undergraduate lesson program; Mr. Causa is a member of the Yale School of Music faculty; and Mr. Lecarme is a member of the Boston symphony orchestra.

Upcoming Events

Reflections on Bach

Tafelmusik

february 27

march 5

Morse Recital Hall | Wed | 8 pm A collaborative project between graduate composers and the Yale Baroque Ensemble.

Music by Bach alongside new compositions

by Stephen Feigenbaum, William Gardiner, Bálint Karosi, Paul Kerekes, Daniel Schlosberg, and Benjamin Wallace.

Free Admission

Morse Recital Hall | Tue | 8 pm Oneppo Chamber Music Series House of Dreams: a multimedia performance with music of Bach, Handel, Marais, Vivaldi, and more, performed by the ensemble hailed by Gramophone as “one of the world’s top baroque orchestras.”

Tickets $25–$35, Students $15

Music of Christopher Theofanidis

Paul Lewis, piano

february 28

march 6

Morse Recital Hall | Thurs | 8 pm Faculty Artist Series The Henschel Quartet Munich and pianist Donald Berman perform a concert of chamber music by faculty composer Christopher Theofanidis, including the new piano quintet At the Still Point.

Free Admission

Morse Recital Hall | Wed | 8 pm Horowitz Piano Series Paul Lewis, “arguably the finest Schubert interpreter of his generation” (Gramophone), performs Schubert’s three last sonatas: No. 19 in C minor, D. 958; No. 20 in A major, D. 959; and No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960.

Tickets $12–$22, Students $6–$9

Concert Programs & Box Office: Krista Johnson, Carol Jackson, Julie Blindauer Communications: Dana Astmann, Monica Ong Reed, Austin Kase Operations: Tara Deming, Chris Melillo Piano Curators: Brian Daley, William Harold Recording Studio: Eugene Kimball

P.O. Box 208246, New Haven, CT · 203 432-4158

Robert Blocker, Dean

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