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Wednesday,
October 22, 2008 , 12:15 p.m.
Avalon String Quartet
Blaise Magniere, Violin
Marie Wang, Violin
Anthony Devroye, Viola
Cheng-Hou Lee, Cello
String
Quartet No. 12 in c minor, D703 “Quartettsatz”
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Quartet in F Major, Op.135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Muss es sein?
Es muss sein! Es muss sein! Grave, ma non troppo
tratto; Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Today’s concert celebrates the 31st anniversary of the Dame Myra
Hess Memorial Concerts
Hailed as "one of the most exciting young string quartets
in America" (The Washington Post) the Avalon String Quartet
has established itself as one of the country's leading chamber
ensembles and has earned international acclaim for the bold musicality
and passionate intensity of its performances.
Formed in 1995 at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Quartet came
to the fore after participating in Isaac Stern's Chamber Music Workshop
at Carnegie Hall in 1997. As a result, Mr. Stern invited the Avalon Quartet
to perform in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Encounters in Jerusalem and
in March 2000 presented the ensemble's Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital
Hall. The Quartet made its New York debut on the Alexander Schneider Series
at the New School in 1998. The quartet won First Prize, the Channel Classics
Prize, and the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Prize at the 1999 Concert
Artists Guild Competition, which led to the critically acclaimed recording
"Dawn To Dusk". In 2000 the quartet won top prize at the ARD
Competition in Munich, Germany.
The quartet is in residence at Northern Illinois University, a position
formerly occupied by the distinguished Vermeer Quartet. As a part of their
residency, they perform four programs annually in DeKalb and Chicago,
and the members teach individual studios and coach chamber music at the
school. This follows previous residencies at the Juilliard School and
at Indiana University South Bend.
The Quartet has performed in many of the major halls, including Alice
Tully Hall in New York, 92nd St Y, Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress
in Washington DC, Wigmore Hall and Herculessaal in Munich. Other performances
include appearances at the Caramoor Music Festival in NY, La Jolla Chamber
Music Society, NPR's St Paul Sunday Radio, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln
Center, Isabella Gardner Museum, Barge Music, and the Ravinia Festival.
Dedicated educators, the Avalons have taught at the Interlochen Quartet
Institute, the Green Lake Music Camp in Wisconsin, the Britten-Pears School
in England and the Juilliard School. The quartet is also dedicated to
outreach in various communities, including working with the Center for
Abused Children in Hartford and also with the Music for Youth Organization
that works with the Bridgeport and Trumbull School Systems.
The Quartet's live performances and conversation have been featured on
New York's WQXR-FM and WNYC-FM, National Public Radio's Performance Today,
Canada's CBC, Australia's ABC and France Musique.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Oct 29 Washington Garcia, Piano
Nov 5 Hyunah Yu, Soprano and Alon Goldstein, Piano
Nov 12 Moran Katz, Clarinet and Vincent Balse, Piano
Nov 19 Ingrid Marsoner, Piano