Robert Blocker, Dean
ysm ensembles
Rolston String Quartet Monday, October 8, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Franz Joseph Haydn 1732–1809
String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise” I. Allegro con spirito II. Adagio III. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante moderato III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato IV. Finale. Allegro non assai
intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 I. Adagio ma non troppo II. Presto III. Andante con moto ma non troppo IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo VI. Finale. Allegro
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Artist Profile First Prize laureate of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Rolston String Quartet has won Astral’s National Auditions and earned the Grand Prize at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, along with prizes at the M-Prize competition and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. In fall 2017, the Rolston String Quartet began its tenure as the Yale School of Music’s fellowship quartet-in-residence. The quartet has also served as the graduate quartet-in-residence at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and has participated in residencies and fellowships at the Académie musicale de Villecroze, Aspen Music Festival and School, Banff Centre, McGill International String Quartet Academy, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Robert Mann String Quartet Institute, St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar, and Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Festival. Notable collaborations include performances with such renowned artists as Andrés Díaz, Gilbert Kalish, and Mark Morris. Additionally, the quartet has worked with composers John Luther Adams and Brian Current. Primary mentors include the Brentano String Quartet (the School of Music’s quartet-in-residence). The quartet has received additional guidance from the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Barry Shiffman, Miguel da Silva, and Alastair Tait.
Upcoming Events oct 9 Brentano String Quartet Oneppo Chamber Music Series YSM’s exceptional quartet-inresidence, the Brentano String Quartet, performs music by Dvorák, Janácek, and Smetana. 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $28, students $13 oct 24 Boris Berman, piano Horowitz Piano Series Faculty pianist Boris Berman performs Haydn’s “London” Sonatas and late sonatas by Prokofiev. 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $15, students $7 Oct 26 Jean-Marie Zeitouni, guest conductor Yale Philharmonia Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and works by Saint-Saëns and Debussy. 7:30 p.m. | Woolsey Hall Tickets start at $12, Yale faculty/ staff $8, students $5 $3 surcharge at the door
Oct 27 Yale Choral Artists YSM Ensembles 7:30 p.m. | Christ Church Free oct 30 The Sebastians Collection of Musical Instruments The Collection’s ensemblein-residence performs works by Baroque and Classical composers. 7:30 p.m. | Collection of Musical Inst. Tickets $30, Yale staff and seniors and museum associates $25, students $15 oct 31 Lunchtime Chamber Music Lunchtime Chamber Music 12:30 p.m. | Center for British Art Free nov 1 Trombone Studio Recital YSM Ensembles 4:30 p.m. | Sudler Recital Hall Free
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