Irina Muresanu, Violin
Allison Eldredge, Cello
Heng-Jin Park, Piano

Since their formation in 1997, the Boston Trio has quickly become one of today’s most exciting young piano trios. They enjoy a devoted following in Boston and a steadily growing reputation throughout the United States, as they continue to have great success wherever they play. Soon after their debut, they were asked to become Trio-in-Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where they continue to be in residence. The trio has coached chamber music at the Tanglewood Institute of Music, and individually the members of the trio serve on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory and MIT. The Boston Trio released a CD in March 2000 with trios by Ravel, Brahms, and Suk, and also have been guests for numerous occasions on the WGBH-radio programs, “Classics in the Morning” and “Classical Performances.”

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Felix Mendelssohn, Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
Paul Schoenfield, Cafe´ Music

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Johannes Brahms, Sextet for Strings No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18, arranged
for piano trio by Theodor Kirchner

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Andrea Vio, Violin
Alberto Battiston, Violin
Luca Morassutti, Viola
Angelo Zanin, Cello

Founded just over twenty years ago, the Quartetto di Venezia is familiar to chamber music audiences in Europe, North and South America, Japan, and South Korea. Comprised of four musicians who were students together at the Benedetto Marcello Music Conservatory in Venice, Italy, the ensemble’s unique artistic personality derives from its conceptions of quality of sound, bowing technique, and vibrato, as well as from the emphasis given to individual instruments within the fabric of any particular composition. The group acknowledges artistic indebtedness to two major European string quartet traditions: one, Italian, associated with the Quartetto Italiano and with the teaching of Piero Farulli, the second Central European, represented by the Végh Quartet and its members Sándor Végh and Paul Szabo.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Quartet in D Major, K. 464
Ferruccio Busoni, Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 19

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Franz Schubert, Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”

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April 17th (Sunday), 2:00 p.m.

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A Special Fundraising Event to Support the Clark Library Chamber Music Endowment Fund.
This concert is made possible by the generous support of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim.
The series Chamber Music at the Clark is sponsored by the UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

Artemis Quartet

Natalia Prischepenko and Heime Müller, violins
Volker Jacobsen, viola
Eckart Runge, cello

The Artemis Quartet was formed at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, Germany, and quickly became renowned throughout Europe. They have won numerous awards, including the 1995 German Music Competition, the Munich Competition in 1996, and the Borciani Competition in 1997.   The Artemis has appeared in such major venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salzburg Festival, the Beethovenhaus in Bonn and Wigmore Hall in London.  In 2001, the Quartet was honored with the Rheingau Music Award, and was the first quartet ever to be awarded the Music Prize of the Association of German critics. On its fourth North American tour, in the spring of 2002, the Artemis Quartet confirmed its preeminence among the world’s young string quartets, winning extraordinary praise from critics and the public across the continent from Boston to Los Angeles.  The New York Times’ Anthony Tommasini declared that “the Berlin-based Artemis Quartet increasingly seems the most impressive quartet among the new generation.”

This group focuses constantly on the quality of its musicianship, enlarging and deepening their repertoire and musical knowledge during various residences. In 1999, they accepted an invitation from the Berlin Science Academy to live and work intensively for three months with luminaries from other fields such as physics, literature, art, history and mathematics.  During this time, the Artemis scheduled no concerts in order to concentrate on its residency experience. 

The Artemis Quartet records on the Ars Musici label, and several of their recordings have been awarded a Diapason d’Or and the magazine named the Quartet “Artists of the Year 2002.” The Quartet is featured in Bruno Monsaingeon’s 2001 film Strings Attached, and on the sound track of the movie Death and the Maiden. 

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Quartetto serioso”
Béla Bartók, Quartet No. 2, Op. 17

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1

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Reservation deadline: March 14th
Admission: $75 per person, $60 of which is tax-deductible
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Daniel Ching, violin
John C.A. Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello
Pei-Yao Wang, piano

This concert is made possible by the generous support of donors who wish to remain anonymous

The Miro´ Quartet is increasingly recognized as one of America’s brightest and most exciting young chamber groups. Since winning First Prize at the 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 2000, the Miro´ Quartet has captivated audiences around the world, dazzling listeners with its youthful intensity and mature interpretations. Formed in the fall of 1995, the Quartet met with immediate success, winning the First Prize at the 50th annual Coleman Chamber Music Competition in April 1996, and the following month taking both the First and Grand prizes at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The Miro´ Quartet is Faculty String Quartet at The University of Texas at Austin.

Pianist Pei-Yao Wang is recognized as an accomplished soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Wang made her official orchestral debut with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra at age 8 and has since performed as soloist with such orchestras as the Stamford Symphony, Orlando Symphony, and the Taipei Philharmonic. She has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, appearing at such venues as the Carnegie, Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, 92nd Street Y and Merkin Halls in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., as well as Salle des Varietes in Monte-Carlo, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the National Concert Hall in Taipei Taiwan.

Members of the Miro´ Quartet with special guest Pei-Yao Wang appear courtesy of ICM Artists, Ltd.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
William Walton, Piano Quartet in D Minor

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Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

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