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Emerson String Quartet to Perform During 60th Season of Friends of Music Concerts
The Emerson String Quartet, recognized as one of the world's foremost chamber ensembles, will be a highlight of Friends of Music Concerts' 60th season, performing on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8 p.m. in Kusel Auditorium at Sleepy Hollow High School.
The Emerson String Quartet makes its 13th appearance on the Friends of Music stage with a program that includes Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, op. 80; Shostacovich: String Quartet No. 14, op. 142; and Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, op. 59, No. 1 ("Rasumovsky").
The Emerson stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: more than thirty acclaimed recordings produced with Deutsche Grammophon since 1987, nine Grammy Awards, including two for Best Classical Album, an unprecedented honor for a chamber music group. Members of the quartet include violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Set zer, violist Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Paul Watkins, who joined the group recently. www.emersonquartet.com.
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The remainder of Friends of Music Concerts' 60th season includes The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on November 2nd, performing works of Dvorak, Schumann, and Brahms; violinist Paul Huang with piano collaborator Jessica Osborne, on April 12, 2014; A Schubertiade, amn evening on April 26, 2014 devoted to the works of Franz Schubert that will include his beloved "Trout" Piano Quintet; and the renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet, performing works by Haydn, Bartock, and Beethoven on May 10, 2014.
Subscriptions to the entire 60th Anniversary season are $120 for adults,$60 for students. Tickets for individual concerts are $30 for adults and $15 for students. Order forms may be downloaded from www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org and then mailed with a check to Friends of Music Concerts, P.O. Box 675, Millwood, NY 10546. Sleepy Hollow High School is located at 210 North Broadway (Route 9), in Sleepy Hollow. Parking is free.
