Escher String Quartet

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‘One of the top young quartets before the public today’ … ‘notable for its polish and tonal beauty’ … ‘a dark ambrosial view all its own’, are just a few of the glowing accolades that have been bestowed on the Escher String Quartet. The group was founded in 2005 in New York City, where its original members were studying at the Manhattan School of Music. The Escher Quartet has performed on five continents; in such venues as Wigmore Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa at the invitation of Pinchas Zukerman. In New York, the ensemble serves as Season Artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. It is currently String Quartet in Residence at Southern Methodist University in Dallas The ensemble has recorded the complete quartets of Zemlinsky on the Naxos label and the complete quartets of Mendelssohn on the BIS label, both sets to the highest critical acclaim. In 2013 the quartet became one of the very few chamber ensembles to be awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. LMMC return engagement. Programme: Haydn, Smetana and Schumann.

Fondé en 2005 par des étudiants de la Manhattan School of Music, le quatuor Escher a été salué pour la rare beauté de son timbre, sa riche palette sonore ainsi que pour la finesse et la clarté de ses interprétations. Quelques mois après ses débuts, les musiciens étaient invités par Pinchas Zukerman et Itzhak Perlman en tant qu’artistes en résidence de leurs festivals d’été respectifs. Soutenu par le quatuor Emerson, le Escher a pris part au projet BBC New Generation Artists de 2010 à 2012 et fait ses débuts au Wigmore Hall et aux BBC Proms au Cadogan Hall. À New York, il a fait partie des Season Artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center et y a notamment présenté une série de trois concerts acclamés autour des quatuors de Britten. En 2013, il devenait l’un des rares groupes de musique de chambre à recevoir le prestigieux Avery Fisher Career Grant. Le quatuor a enregistré l’intégrale des quatuors de Mendelssohn sous étiquette BIS et l’intégrale des quatuors de Zemlinsky chez Naxos. Ces enregistrements ont reçu d’élogieuses critiques ainsi que des recommandations dans plusieurs revues internationales dont le Guardian, The Strad et des nominations pour le BBC Music Magazine Award. 2e fois au LMMC. Programme: Haydn, Smetana et Schumann.

 

Event Artists

Escher String Quartet, Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Danbi Um, violin; Brook Speltz, cello

Escher String Quartet

Date/Time

Sunday, February 24, 2019
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Pollack Hall
555 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada,

Price

$20 (students 26 years and under)- General $50

Phone

(514) 932 - 6796

Website

https://www.lmmc.ca/en/concert_details.php?concert_id=197

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  • Chamber Ensemble
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    Founded in 1892 by a group of women amateur musicians, the LMMC embarks on its 125th season of uninterrupted musical activity. Originally all concerts were given by active members with the occasional assistance of local professionals. In 1895 the Club brought to Montreal the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, whose recital was such a success that the Ladies increasingly engaged international artists. Horowitz, Serkin, Rubinstein, Heifetz, Milstein, Stern, Rampal, Piatigorsky, Tortelier, Yo-Yo Ma, Lehmann, Ferrier, Souzay, the Budapest, Amadeus, Juilliard Quartets, the Beaux Arts Trio, are but a sampling of those who have performed and, in many cases, made their Montreal debuts at the Club. The long list of Canadian artists includes Saucier, Chamberland, Forrester, Alarie, Donalda, Simoneau, Gould, Turini, the Orford Quartet. The LMMC is a non-profit organization, managed by a volunteer committee. Admission is open to all on a subscription or single-ticket basis.

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