The legendary Shanghai Quartet brings a wide-ranging program to the Four Arts stage. In honor of America’s 250th anniversary year, the concert culminates in performances of Gershwin’s sublime Lullaby and Dvořák’s beloved “American” String Quartet. But first, the group presents a swashbuckling quartet by Joseph Haydn and a recent composition by Chinese-American composer Tan Dun, known for his Oscar-winning score to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
ARTISTS
Weigang Li, Violin
Angelo Xiang Yu, Violin
Honggang Li, Viola
Sihao He, Cello
PROGRAM
Quartet in G minor for Strings, JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Hob. III:74, Op. 74, No. 3, “The Rider”
Tan Dun: Feng-Ya-Song TAN DUN (1957 – present)
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Lullaby for String Quartet GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Quartet No. 12 in F major for Strings. Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Op. 96, “The American”
