The Viano Quartet, winner of the 2019 Banff Competition, is among the most sought-after young quartets in North America. They present a witty, winking work by Joseph Haydn, together with adventure-filled, celestial music by Alistair Coleman, written in 2019 and inspired by the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Rounding out the concert is the folk-infused G Major Quartet of Antonín Dvořák, which he wrote shortly after returning home from America.
PROGRAM
String Quartet in F major, Op. 77/2 Joseph Haydn
Allegro moderato
Menuetto
Andante
Finale Vivace assai
Moonshot (2019) Alistair Coleman
I. July 16, 1969
II. July 20, 1969
III. July 21, 1969
-Intermission-
String Quartet in G major, Op. 106 Antonin Dvořák
Allegro moderato
Adagio ma non troppo
Molto vivace
Finale. Andante sostenuto – Allegro con fuoco