The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club presents

Elias String Quartet

Sara Bitlloch, Donald Grant – Violins
Simone van der Giessen – Viola
Marie Bitlloch – Cello

“Few quartets at any stage of their evolution have this much personality,” claimed the Washington Post of the Elias String Quartet. Formed in 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, the Quartet took its name from Mendelssohn’s oratorio, Elijah (Elias in German), and quickly established itself as one of the leading lights of the younger generation of string quartets. In 2009, it was a recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. With the support of the Trust, the Elias String Quartet mounted The Beethoven Project, studying and performing all of Beethoven’s string quartets as cycles while sharing their experience through social media and a website (www.thebeethovenproject.com). The project culminated with a cycle at Wigmore Hall, where all six concerts were recorded live for the hall’s own label. The final volume of the Elias String Quartet’s complete Beethoven cycle was recently released. The ensemble’s discography also includes quartets by Mendelssohn and Schumann, as well as piano quintets by Schumann and Dvořák with Jonathan Biss.
Return LMMC engagement.

Program

HAYDN (1732–1809)
String Quartet in F-sharp minor,
Opus 50, No. 4

STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)
Three Pieces for String Quartet

BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)  
String Quartet, Opus 74, ‛ Harp ’

To learn more about the Elias String Quartet visit: www.eliasstringquartet.com

The LMMC is a non-profit organization.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.lmmc.ca
By telephone, at 514-932-6796, 514-708-6796, Monday to Friday between 10:00am and 4:00pm.
Reservations are recommended as concerts often sell out.
If tickets are still available, they can be purchased at the Pollack Hall box office as of 2:30pm before the concert. Only cash is accepted at the venue.
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