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Fort Worth, Texas, September 24,
2010:
The Juilliard String Quartet will make its first
appearance in Cliburn Concerts history on
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at
Bass Performance Hall during a year of touring
that has included Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, as well as
many other venues in North America and Europe. This is also the
Metroplex debut of the Quartet with new first violinist Nick Eanet,
the third leader in the 60-year history of the group.
Called "the quintessential American quartet" by the Houston
Chronicle, the Quartet has garnered raves from critics for
bringing the varied music styles of their personalities and
experiences together in a mix that appeals to any palate. "The
Juilliards brought a depth of tone and a wealth of inflection that
suited the music exceedingly well," wrote the San Francisco
Classical Voice. "There is a complexity of texture in a group
with a history as long and layered as this one's. You can hear, as
it were, the generations mingling; it's a little like being able to
pick out the individual spices in a sauce while also tasting the
blend as a blend."
Their program includes works by Haydn, Brahms, and the Texas
premiere of Grammy® Award winning composer Joan Tower's
Rising, with guest artist Carol Wincenc. The winner
of the 1978 Naumburg Flute Competition, Carol Wincenc remains
one of the world's most celebrated flutists. The New York
Times describes her as "an impeccable flute soloist."
In 2009-2010, Ms. Wincenc commissioned and performed six new
works for the flute. Rising was composed for the
joint forces of the Juilliard String Quartet and Ms. Wincenc and
will be the centerpiece of the program. The world premiere took
place March 31, 2010, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater in The
Juilliard School at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The
Cliburn Concerts engagement will be just the second performance of
this work outside of New York City.
Tickets range from $15 to $90 and are available online at
Cliburn.org and by calling 800.462.7979. Discounts are available
for groups of 10 or more by emailing groupsales@cliburn.org.
VAN CLIBURN FOUNDATION
Since 1962, the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition has been the most visible expression of the Van Cliburn
Foundation's commitment to the highest standards of musical
achievement. Through the competition, the Foundation
disseminates classical music worldwide and launches and nurtures
young artists' careers through the ensuing national and
international concert tours of its finalists. It produces
award-winning documentaries, CDs, DVDs, Internet downloads, and an
internationally syndicated radio series dedicated to the
competition and its most memorable performances. In addition,
by making the competition available in its entirety via Web cast on
the Internet, the Foundation has extended its outreach to more
than 200,000 listeners in 157 countries.
For audiences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Van Cliburn
Foundation promotes great music and world-class artists through the
annual Cliburn Concerts series. It reaches over 30,000 elementary
school students annually with the education programs of Musical
Awakenings®. In 1999, it established the quadrennial
International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs™, which
The Boston Globe proclaimed "a celebration of music, and
the people who have to make music, no matter what." The sixth
International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs will take
place May 22-29, 2011.
Visit Cliburn.org to learn more about the Cliburn as
it approaches the 50th anniversary of the Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition in 2012.
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