Artists
Program
Ruth Crawford Seeger
String Quartet
Anton Webern
String Quartet op. 28
Morton Feldman
Structures
Conlon Nancarrow
String Quartet No. 3
Harrison Birtwistle
String Quartet
The Tree of Strings
Approximate running time:
1h 45m
with one intermission
With its elliptical shape that removes the separation of stage and auditorium, the Pierre Boulez Saal is the ideal space to experience the intimate musical atmosphere of the string quartet. At the end of the season, 11 ensembles—veteran quartets as well as artists of the younger generation—come together for a very special concert marathon. From Haydn and Beethoven to Britten and Shostakovich, from Yiddish cabaret songs of the 1920s to works by contemporary composers, the programs collectively reveal the astonishing stylistic and emotional range contained in the interplay of four string instruments.