The Program

Haydn: Quartet in A Major, Op. 20, No. 6
Bartók: Quartet No. 5
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

The Artists

Founded in 1946 by Robert Mann, Robert Koff, Raphael Hillyer, and Arthur Winograd, the ever-evolving Juilliard Quartet has become a living American legend. From the beginning and throughout its career, it has been recognized for the boldness of its interpretation of the classics, with an equal and parallel tradition of championing the new — a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.  The Quartet's sound is famously characterized by clarity of structure, compelling rhythmic drive and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose, no matter the work at hand.  For more information on the Juilliard Quartet visit www.juilliardstringquartet.org.

Ricardo Morales has been hailed by The New York Times as having "utterly natural musical grace and the lyricism and breath control of a fine opera singer.”  He studied at the Escuela Libra de Musica in his native Puerto Rico and was appointed principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at the age of 21.  He now holds that same position in the Philadelphia Orchestra.  He is a frequent performer with PCMS and also performs regularly at the Kennedy Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.