Takács Quartet – September 28, Pollack Hall LiveEvents September 22, 2014 3493 The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club presents TAKÁCS QUARTET Edward Dusinberre – violin Geraldine Walther – viola Károly Schranz – violin András Fejer – cello The Takács Quartet was founded by four students in Budapest in 1975. It first received international attention in 1977 by winning the First Prize and the Critics’ Prize at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France. In subsequent years it also won top prizes at the Portsmouth, Bordeaux and Budapest competitions. The quartet made its first North American tour in 1982. The following year it began a residency at the University of Colorado in Boulder, which continues to this day. In May 2012, Gramophone magazine announced that the Takács Quartet was the only string quartet to be inducted into its first Hall of Fame, along with such legendary artists as Jascha Heifetz, Leonard Bernstein and Dame Janet Baker. The Quartet is also the recipient of the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, conferred by President Lászl Slyom. Among the Takács’ many recordings are the complete quartets of Beethoven, which New Yorker critic Alex Ross proclaimed to be “the most richly expressive modern account of this titanic cycle” and the complete quartets of Bartók, for which they won Gramophone magazine’s prize for Best Chamber Music Recording in 1998. PROGRAMME: HAYDEN (1732-1809) String Quartet in B flat major, Opus 64 No. 3, Hob.III:67 Vivace assai Adagio Menuetto: Allegretto Finale: Allegro con spirito JANÁČEK (1854-1928) String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ Andante Adagio Moderato Allegro BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String Quartet in B flat major, Opus 130 Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro Presto Andante con moto, ma non troppo Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo – attacca Finale: Allegro www.takacsquartet.com The LMMC is a non-profit organization. For more information and to purchase tickets: online at www.lmmc.ca (Please note that web reservations must be done by 1pm on the Friday before the concert.) By phone at 514-932-6796 Monday to Friday, from 10am to 1pm. Reservations are recommended as concerts often sell out. If tickets are still available, they can be purchased at Pollack Hall’s box office as of 2:30pm on the day of the concert.
