- Monday | April 21 | 7:30 PM
- The Menil Collection
- 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
- 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com
Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Antti Tikkanen, violin; Minna Pensola, violin; Atte Kilpeläinen, viola; Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
Meta4 returns to DACAMERA with a dynamic program of vivid musical contrasts. DACAMERA’s dear friend, the great Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023), is remembered with a performance of her second quartet, Terra Memoria; composed “for those departed,” the work is deeply moving in its hypnotic exploration of memory, loss and transformation. Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 4 is a riveting response to the tragedies of the Second World War. The work was withheld from public performance until after Stalin’s death — the composer’s searing personal message is encoded in this powerful musical work. The program concludes with Ravel’s colorful quartet– eagerly embraced by listeners since its first performance in 1904, promising a dazzling and brilliant finale to the evening.
“the unity of voicing was astonishing, as if the musicians formed a single instrument… blisteringly intense.”
— San Francisco Classical Voice
RECOMMENDED EVENTS
New York Philharmonic String Quartet
- Friday | February 7 | 7:30 PM
- Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
The members of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet are principal musicians from the esteemed orchestra. Music of Haydn, Florence Price and Dvořák.
Thomas Adès: Musical Alchemy
- Tuesday | February 11 | 7:30 PM
- The Menil Collection
In this rare composer portrait, composer and pianist Adès and an ensemble of champions of his music gather to explore his works for solo piano and chamber ensemble, and two of his musical touchstones, Schubert and Janáček.
Emi Ferguson, flute; Immanuel Wilkins Quartet and Ruckus
- Friday | February 14 | 7:30 PM
- Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
The shape-shifting baroque ensemble Ruckus and captivating flutist Emi Ferguson are back, joined by one of jazz’s young leading lights, the explosively inventive saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, for music of Telemann and George Lewis, and the world premiere of Roscoe Mitchell’s Metropolis Trilogy.
OUR VALUES
Connection
We value and nurture rich and often unexpected connections among musical genres, art forms, and ideas; between people and places; between the past and the present.
Exploration
We believe that openness to new experiences and enthusiasm for learning are vital to human experience. At the vanguard of arts organizations, we continually evolve our ways of presenting to combine an unusual mix of in-depth exploration and accessibility.
Excellence
DACAMERA has become synonymous with quality; the common denominator of our diverse activities, on stage and in the community, is excellence.
LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH.
Sign up for DACAMERA emails and be among the first to know about on sale dates, upcoming concerts and more. Text DACAMERA to 346-440-4545 for occasional event announcements and special offers.