Meany Center presents: Juilliard String Quartet
$44+
James MacMillan — String Quartet No. 2 "Why is This Night Different?"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
Beethoven – Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
James MacMillan – Quartet No. 2 "Why is This Night Different?” (1998)
Dvořák – Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61
In 1946, the newly-formed Juilliard String Quartet set its mission: “to play new works as if they were established masterpieces and established masterpieces as if they were new.” Seventy years and several personnel changes later, the storied ensemble brings the same irrepressible sense of energy to every performance. Hear their fresh perspective on works by Beethoven and Dvořák, alongside an introspective late 20th-century work by Scottish composer James MacMillan.
About Juilliard String Quartet
Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as "the most important American quartet in history," the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring. Each performance of the Juilliard String Quartet is a unique experience, bringing together the four members' profound understanding, total commitment, and unceasing curiosity in sharing the wonders of the string quartet literature. Based out of the Juilliard School in New York City, where the four members of the quartet serve on the faculty, the reach of this venerable quartet is worldwide.
http://www.juilliardstringquartet.org/