Internationally acclaimed and locally beloved, the Alexander String Quartet stands among the world's premier ensembles.
Program:
Mozart Quartet in B-flat, KV 589
Shostakovich Quartet No. 4
Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 (with special guest pianist Jeffrey LaDeur)
Free Meet-the-Artists reception following the concert.
About the Alexander String Quartet:
Having celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2016, the ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premiere ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet's recordings of the Beethoven cycle (twice), and the Bartók and Shostakovich cycles have all won international critical acclaim. The quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through over 30 commissions from such composers as Jake Heggie, Cindy Cox, Augusta Read Thomas, Robert Greenberg, Martin Bresnick, César Cano, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Wayne Peterson. A new work by Tarik O'Reagan comissioned for the Alexander by the Boise Chamber Music Series, had its premiere in October 2016, and a work for piano quintet from Samuel Carl Adams is planned for premiere in early 2019 with pianist, Joyce Yang.
The Alexander String Quartet is a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble in Residence for San Francisco Performances and Directors of the the Morrison Chamber Music Center in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts at San Francisco State University.
Crowden Music Center is wheel-chair accessible and just two blocks from N. Berkeley BART.