Ciompi Quartet Concert No. 3

Saturday, January 29, 2011 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

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