Thursday, January 25, 2024
7:30 PM
One of our (and our audience’s!) favorite string quartets returns to the series, with two of the most revolutionary works for string quartet ever written (by Haydn and Beethoven) as well as a celebration of folk music from three-quarters of the quartet’s native Scotland.
Maxwell Quartet
Colin Scobie and George Smith, violins
Elliott Perks, viola
Duncan Strachan, cello
PROGRAM (subject to change)
String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 20, no. 1, Hob.III:31, Joseph Haydn
Work Songs (folk music from Scotland), arr. Maxwell Quartet
—Intermission—
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 131, Ludwig van Beethoven
All concerts are preceded by a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. and are followed by a reception with the artists in the Sharon & Joel Labovitz Entry Hall.
The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert.
Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.