Artist Recital Series: The Emerson String Quartet

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September 22, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Finney Chapel

Short Description: The Emerson String Quartet opens the Oberlin Artist Recital Series to perform one of their final “Farewell Season” concerts.

Extended Description: After 47 years of touring, dozens of recordings, and the highest accolades for their definitive performances of the string quartet literature, the Emerson String Quartet opens the Oberlin Artist Recital Series to perform one of their final “Farewell Season” concerts. “At the end we all sat riveted, not daring to applaud. At that moment, the accusation that classical music is ‘irrelevant’ seemed more absurd than ever.” —The Telegraph Program: Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13 Sarah Kirkland Snider Drink the Wild Ayre Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 Ludwig van Beethoven Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 This program is part of the 2023-24 Artist Recital Series.

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Contact: cstrauss@oberlin.edu | 440-775-8328 | https://www.oberlin.edu/events/artist_recital_series_the_emerson_string_quartet

Sponsored by: Oberlin Conservatory of Music