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About String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op.68

See 2 performances with String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op.68
Composed by: Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
Year composed: 1944

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19-Jan-2012
St Lawrence Centre For The Arts: Jane Mallett Theatre
Celebrating 25 Years of the Lafayette String Quartet
Image credit: Lafayette String Quartet, © Frances LitmanThe string quartet is a peculiar beast in the classical music world. It takes a dash of talent, a sprinkling of luck, and a lot of social skills to make it in a professional, full-time string quartet. Many quartets are plagued with internal conflicts and member changes; however, the Lafayette Quartet seems to have defied the statistics in this category, almost miraculously. The four women who took the stage the evening of January 19th at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto are the same four women who founded the group 25 years ago.
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