Concertante

October 2nd and 3rd, 2010

www.concertante.org

The six virtuoso string players of Concertante have each won major national and international music competitions. Together they have graced premiere stages of the world from New York's Carnegie Hall to London's Royal Festival Hall to Shanghai's Grand Theatre. Reviews of Concertante describe them as exceptional rising musicians performing sextets with a vibrant, fresh and evocative sound. According to the Washington Post, Concertante has "achieved such clear balance … phrased and breathed together as one."

Saturday, October 2, 2010

• Novacek: Three Rags for String Quartet
• Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 (B. 80)

Sunday, October 3, 2010

• Strauss: String Sextet from "Capriccio"
• Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
• Brahms: String Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18