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Playing Well With Others

Ives Quartet

Ives Quartet  Playing Well With Others

Musicians love to make music with others and there is nothing more thrilling than an evening of glorious chamber music played by friends who clearly revel in the joy of playing. The Ives Quartet welcomes guest artists and sisters Tanya Tompkins, cello, and Leslie Tompkins, viola, for a close-knit and ebullient evening of music.

  • Venue: Le Petit Trianon
  • Date: Sun January 31, 2010 7:00pm
  • City: San Jose
  • Price Range: $15-$25
  • Tickets: 650-224-7849
Additional Dates:
Fri February 5, 2010 8:00pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church

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Program

BEETHOVEN

Quartet in E-flat major, Opus 127 No. 1

BRAHMS

Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Opus 18 with guest artists Tanya Tompkins and Leslie Tompkins


More About This Event

SFCV Previews
January 12, 2010

It’s play time for the Ives Quartet. This time, in the second of its three-concert series titled “The Nature of Playing,” the Ives will explore how to play well with others.

Not that that’s really a problem; ensemble playing is not exactly a sand box. “Playing,” in all senses of the word, is something the quartet already does well. After all, these musicians have played with various orchestras and musicians around the world, in addition to performing with each other for a decade.

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