Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled experience of being able to hear two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his teacher Nicolo Amati—in this popular three-concert series. This concert series is also offered on Saturday dates.
One hour prior to each program Kenneth Slowik, SCMS artistic director, continues his popular pre-concert lectures, shedding light on the lives and times of the featured composers and their glorious music.
Over the course of the season, the Axelrod String Quartet concludes its traversal—begun last season—of Haydn’s Op. 76 quartets. Each program is further developed around the presence of guest artists.
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CONCERT PROGRAM
For the November concert, Deborah Dunham lends the profound voice of her instrument to Dvorak’s String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77, which the Axelrod introduces with his Quartet in D Minor, Op. 34.
Sun., Nov. 8
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Dvorak: Quartet in D Minor, Op. 34
Dvorak: String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 (with Deborah Dunham, double bass)
Program, location, and artists are subject to change.
To view other concerts in this Sunday classical concert series, click here. This concert series also is offered on Saturday dates.
