The Brentano String Quartet Mark Steinberg, violin Serena Canin, violin Misha Amory, viola Nina Lee, cello Guest Artist Series Katzin Concert Hall I April 8, 2016 17:30 p.m. Program String Quartet No. 3, Opus 94 Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 Duets: With moderate movement Ostinato: Very fast Solo: Very calm Burlesque: Fast -- con fuoco Recitative and Passacaglia (La Serenissima): Slow String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters" Leos Janacek 1854-1928 Andante Adagio Moderato Allegro *intermission* String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142 Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 Allegretto Adagio-Allegretto: Adagio The Brentano String Quartet appears by arrangement with David Rowe Artists www .davidroweartists.com The Brentano String Quartet record for AEON (distributed by Allegro Media Group) www.brentanoquartet.com ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY School of Music The Brentano String Quartet Mark Steinberg, violin Serena Canin, violin Misha Amory, viola Nina Lee, cello Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. "Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding," raves the London Independent; the New York Times extols its "luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism." In 2014, the Brentano Quartet succeeded the Tokyo Quartet as Artists in Residence at Yale University, departing from their 14 year residency at Princeton University. The Quartet also currently serves as the collaborative ensemble for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The Quartet has performed in the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York; the Library of Congress in Washington; the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; the Konzerthaus in Vienna; Suntory Hall in Tokyo; and the Sydney Opera House. The Quartet had its first European tour in 1997, and was honored in the U.K. with the Royal Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut. The Brentano Quartet is known for especially imaginative projects combining old and new music, such as "Fragments: Connecting Past and Present" and "Bach Perspectives." Among the Quartet's latest collaborations with contemporary composers is a new work by Steven Mackey, "One Red Rose," commemorating the SOth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Other recent commissions include a piano quintet by Vijay Iyer, a work by Eric Moe (with Christine Brandes, soprano), and a new viola quintet by Felipe Lara (performed with violist Hsin-Yun Huang). In 2012, the Quartet provided the central music (Beethoven Opus 131) for the critically-acclaimed independent film A Late Quartet. The quartet has worked closely with other important composers of our time, among them Elliot Carter, Charles Wuorinen, Chou Wen-chung, Bruce Adolphe, and Gyorgy Kurtag. The Quartet has also been privileged to collaborate with such artists as soprano Jessye Norman, pianist Richard Goode, and pianist Mitsuko Uchida. The Quartet is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession. July, 2015 - please discard previous or undated materials. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY School of Music