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| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QCEmerson String Quartet, Passing the Torch Montreal Chamber Music Festival |
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church, Montreal, QC, 1101 Rue Stanley, Montreal H3B 2S2, Canada Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm Emerson String Quartet, Passing the Torch The Emerson String Quartet is recognized as one of the finest quartets in the world. With more than 30 recordings to their credit since 1987 and 9 Grammy Awards, the Emerson is the world’s benchmark for string quartet performance. For the first time in 34 years, there will be a change to one of their members. Cellist David Finckel is leaving and Paul Watkins will take his chair. The Festival is proud to offer you the world premiere of the Emerson with Paul Watkins, an exceptional and unique opportunity.
The evening’s program will include Quartet no. 3 in G minor by Haydn, Quartet no. 2 in A minor by Bartók and Beethoven’s famed 8th String Quartet, one of the three Razumovsky’s. | ||