- Tuesday | December 10 | 7:30 PM
- The Menil Collection
- 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
- 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com
- Free parking on the surrounding streets or in the Menil Collection parking lot on West Alabama, between Mandell and Mulberry.
Program
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
Schoenberg: String No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, with soprano solo, Op. 10
Weinberg: String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35
Musicians
Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin, violin; Joseph Maile, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello); Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
Three great works created in turbulent times: Beethoven’s “Harp” quartet, composed during a French attack on Vienna, is actually one of his most melodious works. Schoenberg’s second quartet was revolutionary, marking a new era in 20th-century music and introducing a vocal line in the last two movements, ushering in “the air of another planet.” Mieczeslaw Weinberg, a close friend and contemporary of Dmitri Shostakovich, was a prolific composer whose works are only now gaining renown. His sixth quartet, banned in Stalin’s USSR and never performed during Weinberg’s lifetime, has been championed by the Telegraph Quartet.
“soulfulness, tonal beauty and intelligent attention to detail … an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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- Wednesday, December 11 | 7:30 pm
- The Menil Collection
- Reservations are no longer available for this event. The remaining seats are first-come, first-served.
Jeremy Eichler, the author of Time’s Echo: Music, Memory and the Second World War comes to Houston for an evening of music and conversation. Pianist Sarah Rothenberg and DACAMERA Young Artists perform, and Rothenberg leads a discussion with Jeremy Eichler.
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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.
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