FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Patrick Bibb, The Cliburn,
pbibb@cliburn.org,
817.738.6536
Fort Worth, Texas, October 23, 2012-The Cliburn
presents the Brentano String Quartet, the string
quartet for the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition, on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at
Bass Performance Hall in its Cliburn at
the Bass series with a program including: PURCELL Selected
Fantasias; BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4; HAYDN String Quartet in D
Minor, Op. 42, Hob. III: 43; BRAHMS String Quartet No. 2 in A
Minor, Op. 51, No. 2.
Colleagues, critics, and audiences across the globe have hailed
the Brentano String Quartet for their "glittering clarity" (The
Strad) and "startling musical revelations" (The
Guardian). Within a few years of its formation, the Quartet
garnered the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber
Music Award; and in 1996 the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center invited them to be the inaugural members of Chamber Music
Society Two, a program that has become a coveted distinction for
chamber groups and individuals.
Alann Sampson, interim president and CEO, is pleased to present
this esteemed Quartet in North Texas stating: "The Cliburn is full
of anticipation as we introduce the Brentano String Quartet to Fort
Worth in November. The Quartet is known for exquisite music-making
and richness of sound that come together for a riveting and
memorable performance. The members are also acclaimed
collaborators, working with young performers and renowned artists.
It will be exciting to see the music they create with each of the
12 semifinalists at the Fourteenth Competition in May 2013."
The Brentano String Quartet will make their competition debut in
the Semifinal Round of the Fourteenth Competition along side each
semifinalist. Mark Steinberg of the quartet says: "It is fitting
that, in a contest as serious and respected as the Cliburn
Competition, each successful contestant must show himself equal to
this challenge. We in the Brentano String Quartet are honored to be
asked to participate in this event, and we look forward to making
music with a group of talented young pianists who we are sure will
offer a huge range of styles and personalities." The Quartet will
perform chamber music with each semifinalist, June 1-4, 2013.
TICKETS AND INFORMATION
Tickets range from $20-$60 with student tickets priced at $10,
beginning one hour before the performance. Tickets are available by
calling the Performing Arts Fort Worth Box Office at 817.212.4280
or online at
Cliburn.org
For group sales information, please call 817.738.6536 or email
groupsales@cliburn.org.
ABOUT BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Mark Steinberg, violin
Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola
Nina Lee, cello
Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has
appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim.
"Passionate, uninhibited, and spellbinding," raves the London
Independent; the New York Times extols its
"luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism."
The Quartet has performed in the world's most prestigious
venues, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York;
the Library of Congress in Washington; the Concertgebouw in
Amsterdam; the Konzerthaus in Vienna; Suntory Hall in Tokyo; and
the Sydney Opera House. The Quartet had its first European tour in
1997, and was honored in the United Kingdom with the Royal
Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut. That debut recital
was at London's Wigmore Hall, and the Quartet has continued its
warm relationship with the Wigmore, appearing there regularly and
serving as the hall's quartet-in-residence in the 2000-01 season.
The Quartet has been invited to collaborate and perform with the
semifinalists in the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition in 2013.
The Brentano Quartet has performed many musical works pre-dating
the string quartet as a medium, among them madrigals of Gesualdo,
fantasias of Purcell, and secular vocal works of Josquin. Also, the
Quartet has worked closely with some of the most important
composers of our time, among them Elliot Carter, Charles Wuorinen,
Chou Wen-chung, Steven Mackey, Bruce Adolphe, and György Kurtág.
The Quartet has been privileged to collaborate with such artists as
soprano Jessye Norman, pianist Richard Goode, and pianist Mitsuko
Uchida. The Quartet enjoys an especially close relationship with
Ms. Uchida, appearing with her on stages in the United States,
Europe, and Japan.
The Quartet has recently released a recording of late Beethoven
on Aeon Records. Their other Aeon recording was of Mozart,
consisting of the K. 464 Quartet and the K. 593 Quintet, with
violist Hsin-Yun Huang. The Quartet has also recorded the Opus 71
Quartets of Haydn. In the area of newer music, the Quartet has
released a disc of the music of Steven Mackey on Albany Records and
has also recorded the music of Bruce Adolphe, Chou Wen-chung, and
Charles Wuorinen. A forthcoming release on Aeon will feature the
Beethoven Quartets Opp. 127 and 131.
The Brentano Quartet became the first Resident Quartet at
Princeton University in 1999. The Quartet is named for Antonie
Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal
Beloved," the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
www.brentanoquartet.com
ABOUT THE CLIBURN
The Cliburn disseminates classical music worldwide and nurtures
and launches young artists' careers through the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition and ensuing three-year international concert tours
of its medalists as well as award-winning documentaries, radio
broadcasts, and a live webcast that extends outreach to listeners
across the globe. The Fourteenth Competition will take place
May 24-June 9, 2013, at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth,
Texas.
For audiences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Cliburn
promotes great music and world-class artists through the annual Cliburn Concerts series, Musical
Awakenings® education programs, and the International Piano Competition for
Outstanding Amateurs™.
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