American
String Quartet

Concerts 2017–2018

SUMMER 2017

July 9–16 — La Pointe, Wisconsin — Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival

Residency

August 10, 8:00 pm — Aspen, Colorado — Aspen Music Festival

Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Robert Sirota: American Pilgrimage
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130

SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR

August 29 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Teatro Coliseo

Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Ravel: Quartet in F Major

August 31 — San Juan, Argentina — Auditorio Juan Victoria

Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12
Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”

September 2 — Lima, Peru — Auditorio Santa Ursula

Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Ravel: Quartet in F Major

September 4–5 — Santiago, Chile — Fundación Beethoven

Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12
Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”

FALL 2017

September 24 — Stockton, California — Stockton Friends of Chamber Music

Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5
Brahms: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67
Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

September 27 — Denver, Colorado — Friends of Chamber Music

Lyric in a Time of War, with guests, poet Tom Sleigh and writer Phil Klay
Bach: Praeludium in F Minor, BWV 857, from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Bartók: Quartet No. 6, Mvt. II, Marcia
Barber: Adagio from Quartet, Op. 11
Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"

September 28, 7:00 pm — Pueblo, Colorado — Pueblo Symphony

Hoag Recital Hall at Colorado State University, Pueblo
Lyric in a Time of War, with guests, poet Tom Sleigh and writer Brian Turner
Bach: Praeludium in F Minor, BWV 857, from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Bartók: Quartet No. 6, Mvt. II, Marcia
Barber: Adagio from Quartet, Op. 11
Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"

September 30 and October 1, 5:30 pm — Taos, New Mexico — The Harwood Museum of Art

with guest artist Nancy Laupheimer, flute
Zhou Tian: Viaje, for Flute and String Quartet
Robert Sirota: American Pilgrimage
Barber: Adagio from Quartet, Op. 11
Dvořák: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”

October 15, 3:00 pm — Newburgh, New York — Newburgh Chamber Music

St. George’s Church, 105 Grand Street
with guest Aeolus Quartet
Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

October 20, 7:30 pm — New York City — Manhattan School of Music

with guest artist Linda Chesis, flute
Zhou Tian: Viaje, for Flute and String Quartet
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Razumovsky”

October 29, 3:00 pm — Troy, New York — Albany Pro Musica

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
Ola Gjeilo: The Crossing
Ola Gjeilo: Reflections

November 5, 3:00 pm — Middletown, New York — SUNY Orange

Orange Hall
Lyric in a Time of War, with guests, poet Tom Sleigh and writer Phil Klay
Bach: Praeludium in F Minor, BWV 857, from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
Bartók: Quartet No. 6, Mvt. II, Marcia
Barber: Adagio from Quartet, Op. 11
Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"

November 7, 7:30 pm — New York, New York — Zankel Hall

The American String Quartet will perform at the public celebration of clarinetist Richard Stoltzman’s 75th birthday.
Mozart: Allegretto con variazioni from Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, K. 581
Brahms: Con moto from Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

European Tour

November 11, 8:00 pm — Steinfurt, Germany — Il Bagno

Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Tsontakis: Quartet No. 7.5, “Maverick”
Dvořák: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96

November 12, 5:00 pm — Hilchenbach, Germany

Gebrüder Busch Theater, Bernhard-Weiss-Platz 6
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Dvořák: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96

November 14, 8:00 pm — Berlin, Germany — Berlin Philharmonie

Chamber Music Hall
with guest artist Martin Stadtfeld, piano
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

November 17, 8:00 pm — Fribourg, Switzerland — Concert Society of Fribourg

Équilibre, Place Jean Tinguely
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Bartók: Quartet No. 6
Ravel: Quartet in F Major

November 20, 8:30 pm — Santander, Spain — Fundación Botín

Sala de Conciertos
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden”

November 21, 7:15 pm — Valencia, Spain — Sociedad Filarmónica

Palau de la Música de Valencia
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Dvořák: Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”

November 22, 8:00 pm — Pamplona, Spain — Teatro Gayarre

Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden”

December 1, 7:30 pm — Ithaca, New York — Ithaca College

Hockett Family Recital Hall
with guest artists Kyle Armbrust, viola, and Elizabeth Simkin, cello
Berg: Quartet, Op. 3
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht

December 2, 3:00 pm — Ithaca, New York — Ithaca College

Hockett Family Recital Hall
with guest artists Marcus DeLoach, baritone, and Vadim Serebryany, piano
Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon

December 4, 7:00 pm — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Temple University

with guest artists Marcus DeLoach, baritone, and Vadim Serebryany, piano
Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon (with DeLoach and Serebryany)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

WINTER 2018

January 12, 7:30 pm — New York City — Manhattan School of Music

Mozart: Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428
Bartók: Quartet No. 3
Dvořák: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”

January 24, 7:30 pm — Irvine, California — Irvine Barclay Theater

with guest artist, Nina Scolnik , piano
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

February 9, 8:00 pm — Danville, Kentucky — Centre College

February 11, 3:00 pm — Carmel-by-the-Sea, California — Carmel Music Society

Bach: Praeludium in F Minor, BWV 857, from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Brahms: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67
Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

SPRING 2018

April 13, 7:30 pm — New York City — Manhattan School of Music

Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (with guests TBA)
Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden”

May 3, 7:30 pm — Lancaster, Pennsylvania — The Trust Performing Arts Center

with guest artist Christopher Shih, piano