“American’s greatest quartet”
The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. The Quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings, and has been honored with nine GRAMMYs® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award. They have worked with some of today’s most esteemed composers to premiere new works, and have partnered with soloists such as Renée Fleming, Barbara Hannigan, Evgeny Kissin, Emanuel Ax, and Yefim Bronfman, to name a few.
News
Announcing the Final Farewell concert: October 22, 2023
The Emerson String Quartet will say goodbye to their listeners on October 22, 2023, from the CMS of Lincoln Center stage
Concerts
Longwood Gardens
Ballroom
Mendelssohn: Eb Major, Op. 12 Brahms: Bb Major, Op. 67 Intermission Beethoven: E Minor, Op. 59, #2 Time: 4:00 pm
Schubert Club
Saint Anthony Park United Church of Christ
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 in G Major, Hob. III: 41 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major, Op. 133 Intermission Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105 Time: 4:00 pm
Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society
Wolfe Recital Hall at Del Mar College
Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor K. 421 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133 Intermission Walker: Lyric for Strings Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” Time: 7:30 pm
Schumann: String Quartets
The Emerson String Quartet makes its PENTATONE debut with a recording of Schumann’s three string quartets.
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