Emerson String Quartet (Photo: Lisa Mazzuccos)
The 2016–17 season marks both the Emerson String Quartet’s 40th anniversary and its 37th in residence at the Smithsonian.
The Grammy Award-winning ensemble (violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Paul Watkins) offers a repertoire that includes masterworks by Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Berg, Debussy, Dvorak, and other greats, as well as Setzer’s solo recital featuring pianist Hsin-Chiao Liao.
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CONCERT PROGRAM
Sun., Jan. 8, 2017
Philip Setzer, Violin
Hsin-Chiao Liao, Piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in A Major, op. 30 #1 (1802)
Elgar: Sonata in E Minor, op. 82 (1918)
Peter Winkler: Waterborne, for violin and electronic sounds (1991)
Ravel: Sonata in G Major (1923-27)
All programs subject to change.
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