Taos School of Music & TCA present: Borromeo String Quartet

Sunday, June 16th, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Taos Center for the Arts

Taos School of Music & TCA present

Borromeo String Quartet with pianist Robert McDonald

SUN, June 16, 4pm

Program:

Bach – E-flat Minor Prelude and Fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, arrangement by Nick Kitchen

Sibelius – String Quartet in D minor, Voces intimae, Op. 56

Dohnanyi – Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 (with pianist Robert McDonald)

The visionary performances of the Borromeo String Quartet have established them as one of the most important string quartets of our time. “They probe and analyze from every angle until they discover how to best unveil the psychological, physical, and spiritual states that a great piece of music evokes. They’re champions of new music…but they also thrive on making the old classics sound vital and fresh,” said Cathy Fuller, Classical New England host on WGBH radio. She continued, “To hear and see them perform has always felt to me like taking a private tour through a composer’s mind.” The Borromeo have been trailblazers in the use of laptop computers for reading music. This method allows them to perform entirely from 4-part scores and also composer’s manuscripts, a revealing and transformative experience that they now teach to students around the world.

 “To hear and see them perform has always felt to me like taking a private tour through a composer’s mind.” – Cathy Fuller Classical New England radio host

The Quartet has received many awards throughout their illustrious career, including Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Career Grant and Martin E. Segal Award, and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award. They won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and top prizes at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France.

All ticketing inquiries can be directed to Taos School of Music at (575) 776-2388