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Emerson String Quartet 2019-2020 Concert Series

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Emerson String Quartet 2019-2020 Concert Series

3 Weekend Concerts

3 sessions, from November 3, 2019, to April 5, 2020
Code: BPS1
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$135.00
Member
$162.00
Nonmember

The 3 programs included in this series are:

November 3, 2019 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET

Marking their 41st season at the Smithsonian, the musicians of the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet perform a variety of classical masterworks in a three-concert series. This concert features music by Mozart, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Beethoven.

December 8, 2019 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET

Marking their 41st season at the Smithsonian, the musicians of the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet perform a variety of classical masterworks in a three-concert series. This concert features music by Haydn, Bartok, and Dvorak.

April 5, 2020 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET

Marking their 41st season at the Smithsonian, the musicians of the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet perform a variety of classical masterworks in a three-concert series. This concert features music by Beethoven and Shostakovich.

Please Note: This series will be available for purchase starting August 26, 2019. Individual concerts are available for purchase starting October 1, 2019.

The Emerson String Quartet (violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Paul Watkins) has maintained its stature as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. It has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings and has been honored with nine Grammys (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, and the Avery Fisher Prize. This is the 41st season the quartet is performing at the Smithsonian.

2019-2020 SEASON REPERTOIRE & DATES

Sun., Nov. 3 - UPDATED REPERTOIRE

Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 575 “King of Prussia”
Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”


Sun., Dec. 8 - UPDATED REPERTOIRE

Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, “Frog”
Bartok: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17 (1915-17)
Dvorak: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 , “American”


Sun., April 5 - UPDATED REPERTOIRE

Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No.6
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 92 (1951)

All programs subject to change.

FULL SERIES (3 concerts)

Smithsonian Year of Music