Renaissance Quartet

Start: Saturday, November 23, 2024 4:00PM
End: Saturday, November 23, 2024 6:30PM

RANDALL GOOSBY, violin JEREMIAH BLACKLOW, violin JAMEEL MARTIN, viola DANIEL HASS, cello MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 (24 minutes) (1809 - 1847) Adagio non troppo – Allegro non tardante Canzonetta: Allegretto Andante espressivo Molto allegro e vivace JANÁCEK String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” (18 minutes) (1854 - 1928) Adagio – con moto Con moto Con moto – Vivo – Andante Con moto – Adagio – Piu mosso INTERMISSION DANIEL HASS String Quartet No. 1 “Love and Levity” (35 minutes) (Born 1997) Andante con moto Scherzo, “Hermit’s Waltz” Largo Allegro vivace Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light. Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2023/24 season include debut performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons, National Symphony/Thomas Wilkins, Pittsburgh Symphony/Manfred Honeck, Seattle Symphony and St Louis Symphony both under Christian Reif, with European debuts including a European tour with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Danish National Radio Symphony/Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Oslo Philharmonic/Ryan Wigglesworth and Lahti Symphony/Roderick Cox. During 2023/24 Goosby is Artist in Residence at London’s Southbank Centre which includes a return to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 under the direction of Gemma New and feature both recital and chamber concerts. Other upcoming recital appearances include Chamber Music Cincinnati, Emory University in Georgia, Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall in Hamburg, Perth Concert Hall in Scotland and La Società dei Concerti in Milan. Goosby plays the Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona, “ex-Strauss,” 1708 on generous loan from Samsung Foundation of Culture.