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Emerson String Quartet

About the Emerson String Quartet

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6 degrees of Mozart

Emerson String Quartet

"It almost goes without saying that the Emerson's performances were the picture of textural clarity and enlivening energy." —The New York Times

Thursday, August 20 at 7:30
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater

Haydn: String Quartet in F major, Op. 74, No.2
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat major
Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto and Variations in E major and Scherzo in A minor
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No.3 ("The Rider")

Pre-concert recital by the Emerson String Quartet at 6:30
Mendelssohn: Fugue in E-flat major
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 74, No.1

This performance is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

Please note: Performances begin promptly at their scheduled times. There is no late seating.

Encore:
Mozart: Fugue 3 in E major, from Five Fugues for String Quartet from Bach's The Well-tempered Clavier, Book II, K.405