ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET
AND STEPHEN PRUTSMAN, PIANO
Friday, November 2, 2012; 8:00 PM
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
| Haydn | String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 |
| Osvaldo Golijov | Qohelet (Houston premiere) |
| Dvorák | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 |
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Geoff Nuttall, violin; Scott St. John, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello); Stephen Prutsman, piano
Pre-concert conversation at 7:00 PM in Zilkha Hall with Geoff Nuttall and Sarah Rothenberg
The renowned St. Lawrence Quartet returns with one of chamber music's most beloved piano quintets and the Houston premiere of Qohelet by Grammy Award winner and Macarthur "genius grant" recipient Osvaldo Golijov. Golijov is best known for Ainadamar, St. Mark's Passion and Ayre. This new work inspired by the Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes was written especially for the St. Lawrence Quartet. “Golijov’s works have rhythms that rock the body into motion and melodies that linger in the mind…he lets his melodies wing their way into the open air,” says The New Yorker. Joined by Stephen Prutsman, one of the most versatile and brilliant pianists performing today, the St. Lawrence Quartet brings to Dvorák’s exuberant Quintet their trademark mix of boundless spirit and virtuosic flair.
“[The St. Lawrence Quartet has] a rare gift for combining interpretive spontaneity and fierce musical commitment.” – The New York Times
“[Prutsman] played throughout with rhythmic freedom, warm colorings and jazzy spontaneity.” – The New York Times
Related Free Event
Mentors in Music Master Class: Geoff Nuttall, violin
Thursday, Nov. 1; 6:30 PM
Room 1133, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
The St. Lawrence Quartet violinist coaches advanced students and Da Camera Young Artists.