Concerts Costa Blanca are proud to present another quality concert
The Old City String Quartet (alumni from The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA) and Sergio de los Cobos (piano)
PERFORMING
Haydn Quartet, Op. 77 No.1 in G Major
Schumann Quartet No. 3 in A Major
Antonin Dvorak
Quintet for piano and strings op.81 in A major.
(Quinteto para piano y cuerdas op.81 en La mayor)
1. Allegro, ma non tanto
2. Dumka: Andante con moto
3. Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace
4. Finale: Allegro
Auditori, Teulada-Moraira, Saturday February 25, 2012: 19:00 hrs.
Ticket: 12€
Out of 48 competing ensembles from across the USA and around the world, the Old City String Quartet won the coveted Grand Prize of the 2010 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Joel Link (violin), Bryan Lee (violin), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola) and Camden Shaw (cello) are from The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition the quartet participated in a Winner's Tour of the Midwestern United States last October, and performed several concerts in the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy in 2011.
The Old City String Quartet has won the praise of some of the greatest chamber musicians of our time. Formed at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008, the ensemble draws from the musical lineage of both the Vermeer and Guarneri String Quartets, but brings a youthful enthusiasm and musical conviction to the repertoire that is truly its own. Joseph Silverstein said of the group: "The Old City String Quartet is one of the finest string quartets I have ever heard. I expect to see the ensemble reach international acclaim." The ensemble's recording of the Mendelssohn and Debussy quartets, released in 2009 by the audiophile label Unipheye Music©, was awarded the Blue Moon award by the highly respected audiophile website 6moons.com. The album's review by David Kan proclaimed that "the maturity in these interpretations is phenomenal and disproportionate to the age [of the group.]" Members of the Quartet have appeared as soloists with some of the world's finest orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony and BBC Concert Orchestra.
Check out the website: www.theoldcitystringquartet.com
Sergio de los Cobos - pianist
Internationally acclaimed soloist Sergio de los Cobos has appeared with many prestigious orchestras throughout the world such as the Houston Symphony, the Santa Fe Symphony, the Spanish Radio-Television Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic of Italy and the Zürich Symphony Orchestra. A coveted invitation to perform at the Palais de Nationals, the European Headquarters of the United Nations was the prelude of his first major recital in 1979 followed by a Paris debut in 1981, and his London premiere in 1987 at the South Bank Centre. In 1996 he performed in the Weill Recital Hall at the prestigious Carnegie Hall.
Sergio de los Cobos greatly enjoys performing and teaching in summer festivals, most notably the Aspen Music Festival, the Bergen International Music Festival, and the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy. At the Verbier Music Festival and Academy in Switzerland he also lent his leadership to the academy chamber music program for nine consecutive years, coaching talented young musicians, and mentoring them towards their many successes.
Sergio de los Cobos received the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from Rice University, where he also taught from 1992 to 1995 as the teaching assistant to Professor John Perry. He currently holds a teaching position in Geneva, Switzerland, and has been on the faculty at the University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, the Aspen Music festival, the Verbier Festival and Academy, as well as the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy.
Check out the website: www.sergiodeloscobos.com
Information:
Willy Hardee 96 574 9023
Mary Heaviland 96 649 5441
Tickets Available from:
- Box Office Auditori Teulada Moraira (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11:00 - 13:00 and 18:00 - 20:00)
- Ayuntamiento de Teulada (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:30 - 14:00)
- Espai La Senieta, Moraira (Tuesday and Friday 9:30 - 14:00)
- SERVICAM: 965 117 117 (www.servicam.com)
Assistance with tickets will be offered by Willy Hardee and Mary Heaviland, who will be at the Espai La Senieta theatre on Friday 10th February, Tuesday 14th February, Friday 17th February and Tuesday 21st February from 10:00 - 12:00.