"Most artists can go to extremes when needed; then there are those who seem to positively thrive there—Caravaggio, Almodóvar, Nirvana. The Borromeo Quartet, too."
—Matthew Guerrieri, The Boston Globe

Alberto Ginastera – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 (1958, Rev. 1968)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

Borromeo Quartet first violinist Nicholas Kitchen performs with pianist Andrew Tyson.

Program:
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, K 301 (293a)
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c)
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 454
Mozart: Variations (6) for Violin and Piano in G minor on "Hélas, j'ai perdu", K 360 (374b)
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K 526

Music from Copland House ensemble featuring Borromeo Quartet founder and first violinist Nicholas Kitchen:

JASMINE NIGHTS ON THE AMERICAN RIVIERA

Journeying to the European exile community in World War II-era in Los Angeles, featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Sonata for 2 Pianos, Ingolf Dahl’s Concerto a tre, Arnold Schoenberg’s ,em>Phantasy for violin and piano, Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Romance-Impromptu and Sonnett fuer Wien, and Ernst Toch’s Adagio elegiaco, performed by Music from Copland House.

Supported by the Westchester Community Foundation Reimss Fund

Advanced ticket purchase strongly encouraged

Masterclass + Residency Activities throughout the day

Schubert: Quartet-Satz

Ravel: String Quartet

Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3

JOSEPH HAYDN 
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 76, No. 6 (1797)

RUSSELL PLATT
String Quartet (2016)

Intermission

MAURICE RAVEL 
String Quartet in F major (1903) 

Program to be announced

This concert is FREE for adults attending with children. Adults attending without children are asked to make a goodwill donation that helps sustain future programs.

J. S. Bach: Fugue for organ in E flat major, "St. Anne"
Arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen

Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

I. Allegro
II. Prestissimo con sordino
III. Non troppo lento
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
V. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fugue

(original version, premiered in March 1826)

I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro Assai
V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
VI. Grosse Fugue:
Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato
Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio

Masterclass with Borromeo String Quartet violinist Nick Kitchen.

J. S. Bach: Fugue for organ in E flat major, "St. Anne"
Arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen

Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

I. Allegro
II. Prestissimo con sordino
III. Non troppo lento
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
V. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fugue

(original version, premiered in March 1826)

I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro Assai
V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
VI. Grosse Fugue:
Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato
Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio

J.S.Bach
Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major ‘St. Anne‘, BWV 522a
transcribed by Nicholas Kitchen

Béla Bartók
String Quartet No.4
I. Allegro
II. Prestissimo, con sordino
III. Non troppo lento
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
V. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in B flat Major, Op.130
I. Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo: Poco scherzoso
IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai
V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
VI. Große Fuge

J. S. Bach: Fugue for organ in E flat major, "St. Anne"
Arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen

Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

I. Allegro
II. Prestissimo con sordino
III. Non troppo lento
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
V. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Grosse Fugue 

(original version, premiered in March 1826)

I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro Assai
V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
VI. Grosse Fugue:
Overtura: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato
Fuga: Allegro - Meno mosso e moderato - Allegro molto e con brio

A Special Randolph Newman Concert

Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897

Mahler: Piano Quartet in A Minor

Webern: Langsamer Satz

Mendelssohn: Ottetto in E-flat Major, Op. 20
(original version)

Performers:
Borromeo String Quartet
Chamber music students of San Francisco Conservatory

Tickets

$20 general admission; $15 students, seniors and Conservatory members

Residency activity with conservatory students

Residency activity with conservatory students

BARTOK: The Six String Quartets

 String Quartet No. 1, Op.7, Sz. 40

String Quartet No. 2, Op.17, Sz. 67

– Intermission

String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85

String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

–Intermission

String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102

String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114

Tickets

$20 general admission; $15 students, seniors and Conservatory members

Residency activity with conservatory students

Kodály: Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola, Op. 1

Yoojin Jang (Violin), Mari Lee (Violin), Dimitri Murrath (Viola)

Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 4, Sz 91/BB 95

Borromeo String Quartet

The Borromeo String Quartet, NEC's Quartet in Residence, performs with exceptionally talented NEC students chosen through competition in its annual Guest Artists concert. Come hear tomorrow's great artists!

Winners of the 2016 Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award:

Isabelle David, piano

Kate Arndt, violin

Marthe Husum, viola

Ye Lin Stella Cho, cello

Program:

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57

Isabelle David, piano

Borromeo String Quartet:
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

Johannes Brahms 
Sextet in G Major, Op. 36

Kate Arndt, violin
Marthe Husum, viola
Ye Lin Stella Cho, cello 

Borromeo String Quartet:
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Mai Motobuchi, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

Free and open to the public