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Eastman-Ranlet Series

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Since March 1922, when the members of the Kilbourn Quartet walked on stage to dedicate the recital hall at the recently opened Eastman School of Music, string quartets have thrilled and delighted Rochester audiences.

Centered as always on the richly colored literature for string quartet, this Eastman-Ranlet Series includes performances by Eastman’s resident Ying Quartet and other notable artists.

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Ying Quartet Full Season Schedule, see below
Kilbourn Hall • 3 PM

Ying Quartet

Frank Huang, Janet Ying, violins;
Phillip Ying, viola;
David Ying, cello

If you love chamber music, you’ll want to be in the audience for our Eastman-Ranlet series opener. Not only will it feature the Kilbourn Hall debut of the Ying Quartet with new first violinist Frank Huang, it will also be the first of six concerts devoted to the complete cycle of Beethoven quartets, to be performed over two seasons.

October 11, 2009 (SOLD OUT)
Beethoven Quartet Cycle I

November 15, 2009
Beethoven Quartet Cycle II


February 21, 2010
LifeMusic
The Yings remain committed to exploring every possible means of connecting their music to their audiences. Each year their Ranlet Series programs include LifeMusic, featuring a commissioned work portraying some aspect of the contemporary American experience. For their 2010 concert, they will present a new work by the brilliant young American composer Richard Danielpour.

March 28, 2010
Beethoven Quartet Cycle III

“They go for broke each and every time. This doesn’t mean that they sacrifice ensemble or precision.
They simply generate more heat than anybody else.” —Classical CD review of the quartet’s 2007 Tchaikovsky recording on Telarc.

Ying Quartet biography

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Pacifica Sunday, October 25, 2009
Kilbourn Hall • 3 PM

Pacifica Quartet

Simin Ganatra, violin
Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin
Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Brandon Vamos, cello

We’re pleased to present this distinguished quartet in their first Eastman-Ranlet appearance on the heels of their selection as Musical America’s 2009 Ensemble of the Year, and winner of the 2009 Grammy award for “Best Chamber Music Recording” (Elliott Carter String Quartets).

Performing: Mozart, Quartet in C Major, K. 465, Dissonant; Janácek, Quartet No. 2, Intimate Letters; Brahms, Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

“Everything they did spoke directly and had an air of spontaneity. Their performances were filled with vigor, humor, delicacy and swing.” —New York Times

Artist website

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Serkin Orion Strings Sunday, April 11, 2010
Kilbourn Hall • 3 PM

Peter Serkin, piano, with the Orion String Quartet

Daniel Phillips, violin
Todd Phillips, violin
Steve Tenenbom, viola
Timothy Eddy, cello

Our final Eastman-Ranlet concert features an extraordinary collaboration and a rich, varied program. Ever since its members–each a soloist in his own right–joined in 1987 for their first quartet performance, the Orion Quartet has been recognized as one of this country’s foremost chamber ensembles. Peter Serkin is in a class of his own among today’s pianists. Known for championing a wide range of contemporary music, he’s just as passionate about performing classic repertoire. This performance of the Brahms Quintet will be one not to miss!

Performing: J.S. Bach, Contrapunctus no. 1 from Art of the Fugue; Kirchner, String Quartet no. 4; Beethoven, Quartet in E-Flat Major, op. 74, Harp; Brahms, Piano Quintet in F Minor,
op. 34

“He is one of the supreme musicians of our time.” —New York Memorial Art Galleryazine (on Peter Serkin)

“All of them phrased together—and, it seemed, breathed together. The Orion Quartet is a configuration of particular sensitivity and bravado.”— The New York Times

Peter Serkin Artist biography

Orion Quartet Artist website

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