SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Lecture · 6:30 PM

MIRÓ QUARTET

Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

HAYDN
String Quartet in G Major, Opus 77 No. 1

DVOŘÁK 
Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152

BRAHMS
String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51 No. 1

The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated and dedicated string quartets, having been labeled by The New Yorker as “furiously committed” and noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for its “exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity.” For over twenty-five years the Quartet has performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages, earning accolades from critics and audiences alike. Based in Austin, TX, and thriving on the area’s storied music scene, the Miró takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of chamber music.

In their 2023-24 season, the Miró Quartet embarks on a new performance and recording project with pianist Lara Downes. Here on Earth features musical depictions of planet earth, its evolution, and the lives of its inhabitants, with works spanning a century of cultural shift that begins with Darius Milhaud’s La Création du Monde, performed in a new arrangement for piano and string quartet.

Upcoming performances include the premiere of a new version of Kevin Puts’ Credo with the Naples Philharmonic, as well as performances for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Premiere Performances in Hong Kong.

Miró Quartet took its name and its inspiration from the Spanish artist Joan Miró, whose Surrealist works — with subject matter drawn from the realm of memory, dreams, and imaginative fantasy — are some of the most groundbreaking, influential, and admired of the 20th century.

PLEASE NOTE: This performance is taking the place of the previously scheduled Arod Quartet who have cancelled their tour. Current ticket holders for the Arod Quartet will be honored for this performance. Please call our Box Office at 858.459.3728 for any questions or concerns you may have.