HOUSTON DEBUT

Arcanto Quartet
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:30 PM
The Menil Collection

Mozart String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
Berg Lyric Suite for String Quartet

Arcanto Quartet (Antje Weithaas, violin; Daniel Sepec, violin;
Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello)

The Arcanto Quartet’s first North American tour takes the ensemble to New York (Carnegie Hall), Houston and other major musical centers. Extraordinary violist Tabea Zimmermann returns to the Da Camera stage following her 2008 debut. These four musical soulmates have captured the chamber music world with their spirited playing fuelled by the joy of bringing music to life.

“Freshness, close rapport, finesse and a blend of eloquence and vitality have been hallmarks of [the Arcanto Quartet’s] style ever since its debut...The experience of the Arcanto's members in other musical fields brings individuality to the strands of the quartet texture, which at the same time coalesce and show mature understanding in matters of interpretation.” – London Daily Telegraph

"Their precision is Godlike, while their full-blooded spirit allows a delicate response to tone and phrasing. They're equally impressive driving an argument at white heat." -- The Times of London

The Da Camera at The Menil series also includes ICE: New Sounds; Music for Rothko and Jeremy Denk: The American Piano. Get all four events for just $120. Or choose the Chamber Music series for all nine chamber music events.