92Y Presents: Aizuri Quartet plays Beethoven, Eleanor Alberga, & Barbara Strozzi
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45
Barbara Strozzi — L’amante modesto “The Modest Lover”
Eleanor Alberga — String Quartet No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Alex Fortes — Selected works
Emma Frucht, violin
Miho Saegusa, violin
Ayande Kozasa, viola
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Alex Fortes – L'usignuolo (“The Nightingale”)
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Alex Fortes – L’amante modesto (“The Modest Lover”)
Eleanor Alberga – String Quartet No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
One of today’s most dazzling rising string quartets, the Grammy Award-nominated Aizuri Quartet makes their first NYC main stage appearance with this concert. Exceptional musicians and imaginative programmers, they open their program with two short arrangements of madrigals by 17th-century composer Barbara Strozzi before the focal point of their concert — the pairing of a Beethoven masterwork with the first string quartet by the remarkable Jamaica-born British composer Eleanor Alberga. A rich and spellbinding work, Alberga describes the quartet as being “inspired by a lecture on physics and the fact that everything — including our own bodies — is essentially made of stardust.” Pairing it with the first of Beethoven’s Late Quartets – a work that marks the beginning of his journey into a transcendental world — allows the listener to experience a major Beethoven chamber work from a completely new perspective, and to hear two works from vastly different places and times, both at the edge of something new.
The concert will begin at 7:30pm Eastern / 4:30pm Pacific.
Livestream available for 72 hours from time of broadcast. An access link will be emailed to you after purchase your ticket.
Online tickets: $20
Attending in person: Adults and children age 12+ must show proof of vaccination upon arrival at 92Y. Masks must be worn by everyone over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status.
The concert will take place at:
Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92Y
1395 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10128
In-person tickets: $30-$45 ($20 92Y XYZ Members)