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Musicians from Marlboro

chamber ensemble

Thursday Concert

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Program

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81



Paul Wiancko (b. 1983)

Benkei’s Standing Death



György Kurtág (b. 1926)

Duos for Soprano & Double Bass from The Notebooks of G.C. Lichtenberg

Amy Beth Kirsten (b. 1972)
yes I said yes I will Yes

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29

For our second collaboration of the 2022/23 season with the Musicians from Marlboro touring program, lauded as a “virtual guarantee of musical excellence” by The Washington Post, Marlboro artists will perform two compelling contemporary works: yes I said I will Yes by Amy Beth Kirsten and Benkei’s Standing Death by past Marlboro participant and freqent guest artist at the Phillips, Paul Wiancko.

Also featured on the concert are Felix Mendelssohn’s Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81, György Kurtág’s Duos for Soprano & Double Bass from The Notebooks of G.C. Lichtenberg, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29.

This concert will feature Marlboro touring artists Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano; Alexi Kenney & Lun Li, violin; Hélène Clement & Tanner Menees, viola; Yi Qun Xu, cello; and William Langlie-Miletich, double bass.

This event will be broadcast live from the Music Room on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 PM. To reserve a ticket, follow the link above to register. All registered ticket holders will receive a link directing them to a livestream webpage where the performance can be accessed. Ticket holders will be able to watch this performance “On Demand” for 48 hours following the broadcast time.

Since its founding in 1951, Marlboro Music has transformed the world of chamber music and played a vital role in developing generations of new musical leaders. Marlboro was created by eminent pianist Rudolf Serkin—its artistic director until his death in 1991—and co-founders Adolf and Herman Busch, and Marcel, Blanche, and Louis Moyse.

Over the ensuing decades, Marlboro was a vital gathering place and musical oasis for many renowned artists of the late 20th century, including cellist and conductor Pablo Casals; pianists Mieczysław Horszowski and Eugene Istomin; violinists Pina Carmirelli, Isidore Cohen, Felix Galimir, and Sándor Végh; cellists Madeline Foley and David Soyer; clarinetist Harold Wright; and soprano Benita Valente. Marlboro has also attracted acclaimed composers including Leon Kirchner (who helped to establish a resident composer program here in the 1970s), Samuel Barber, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, George Crumb, Luigi Dallapiccola, George Perle, and Gunther Schuller.

Since the Guarneri String Quartet formed at Marlboro in 1964, former participants have formed or joined many outstanding ensembles, including the Brentano, Cleveland, Emerson, Johannes, Juilliard, Mendelssohn, Orion, St. Lawrence, Takács, Tokyo, Vermeer, and Ying Quartets; the Beaux Arts, Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson and Mannes Trios; TASHI; the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and other prominent festivals, series, and summer programs. Other Marlboro artists are now principal chair members of leading symphonic and opera orchestras world-wide; are among today’s most sought-after recording and solo artists; or are acclaimed teachers at prominent conservatories and universities.

Today, Marlboro continues to thrive under the leadership of Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss, remaining true to its core ideals while incorporating fresh ideas and inspiration.

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