ciompi quartet

Duke’s staggeringly talented resident Quartet returns with another ambitious season combining works from past masters and brilliant new voices. Their series of free noontime shows, Lunchtime Classics, returns for its second season, with a year of only Mozart. Season subscription is available.

HAYDN, BARBER, BEETHOVEN
Saturday, January 29, 2011 | 8:00 pm
Nelson Music Room
$20 • $5 for Duke Students

General admission; doors open a half hour before showtime.

GUEST ARTIST: Valentin Lanzrein, baritone

Founded in 1965, the Ciompi has been Duke's resident chamber ensemble for more than four decades, turing out bracing performances of new and classical programs with "genuine warmth" and "effortless...coordination" (NY Times).

PROGRAM:
HAYDN: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, "The Rider"
BARBER: Dover Beach for Baritone and String Quartet, Op. 3 (with Valentin Lanzrein, baritone)
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127