Lark Portraits in 4x5
Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:30 pm
Lark Portraits in 4x5
Part of Merkin's Contemporary Contexts series.
The boldly brilliant LARK Quartet and piano virtuoso Jeremy Denk perform the WORLD PREMIERE of 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec’s Piano Quintet. The program also includes 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Higdon’s Exaltation of Larks; Felix Mendelssohn’s Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op.81; and Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Op. 44. The LARK Quartet continues to delight audiences with its energy, passionate commitment and imaginative artistry. All soloists in their own right, the current foursome—Deborah Buck and Harumi Rhodes, violin; Kathryn Lockwood, viola and Caroline Stinson, cello—have come together to form a “polished and warmly communicative ensemble,” that delivers “a performance of grace, proportion and burnished brilliance,” according to Tim Page of the Washington Post. Performing with a unique blend of excitement, individuality, technique and an unusually sonorous quartet sound, the LARK has won the acclaim of critics and audiences alike.
The New York Times calls the playing of pianist Jeremy Denk, who will join them as guest artist, "bracing, effortlessly virtuosic and utterly joyous." Denk has garnered critical acclaim for his engagements with leading orchestras and presenters nationwide, including appearances as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and many others.
Contemporary Contexts subscribers can purchase tickets to concerts in the New Sounds Live series for $20 (phone and in person orders only).
Single tickets: $25, $30 premium seating
Half-price student tickets are available in advance: $12.50 (Student tickets must be purchased in person at the box office. A valid student ID is required.)
EVENT ABBREVIATIONS:
AGRH = Ann Goodman Recital Hall,
KC = Kaufman Center,
LMS = Lucy Moses School
MCH = Merkin Concert Hall,
SMS = Special Music School,
YAP = Young Artist Program