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-- Doors open 19:15
- Part of Masters of Chamber Music Series
Juilliard String Quartet
Beethoven, Kurtág and Dvořák
- Classical
- Internationale Top
- Klassiek Seizoen 26-27
- Strijkers
- Strijkkwartet
Tickets
- Ticket (Rang 1) €49,00
- Ticket (Rang 2) €39,00
- Ticket (Rang 3) €27,00
The Juilliard String Quartet is a legend, and has been since 1946. “The most important American string quartet in history,” The Boston Globe called it. And recently, the Washington Post wrote about the quartet of top musicians: “Confident and determined… The Juilliard’s sure, deliberate approach, rhythmic acumen, and precise ensemble playing were on full display.” The Americans are now coming to Eindhoven. It’s fitting then that they are playing a work nicknamed “American”; the Czech Dvořák wrote it during a long stay in the United States.
Summer 1893. Dvořák takes a break from his busy schedule as director of the New York Conservatory. He does so in the town of Spillville, Iowa, a settlement where he encounters other Czechs. Composing comes naturally; in four days, he puts his most famous string quartet on paper. “Thank you, God. I am satisfied.” “It went fast,” it says at the bottom of the score. Beethoven wrote his last composition with his quartet, Opus 135. This time, he expresses himself concisely. Short and powerful are also the “musical moments” of the Hungarian György Kurtág, who recently turned 100. He always manages to extract the maximum amount of music from the tiniest number of notes. Ears on edge!
“The most important American quartet in history.” – The Boston Globe
“Decisive and uncompromising… Juilliard’s confidently thoughtful approach, rhythmic acuity and ensemble precision were on full display.” – Washington Post
Program
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 135
Kurtág – Six moments musicaux
Dvořák- String Quartet no. 12, ‘American’
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- Doors open 19:15
- Part of Masters of Chamber Music Series
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