Brentano Quartet

Sunday, May 04, 2025 - 3 PM
American Philosophical Society

American Philosophical Society

Benjamin Franklin Hall,
427 Chestnut Street
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$30.00 per ticket

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About This Performance

This afternoon's concerts are sponsored by the family and many friends of Dr. A. Charles Winkelman in honor of his 90th birthday.

Haydn’s world is wildly variegated, representing the quintessence of what the string quartet is able to offer, replete with intimacy, social interactions, great beauty, and excitement. In this special two-part concert, separated by a reception with complimentary food tastings, the “passionate, uninhibited, and spellbinding” (London Independent) Brentano Quartet illuminates the master’s six Op. 33 quartets, offering a dazzling array of imaginative, profound, witty, and mesmerizing inspirations.

Part I:
Haydn: Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Haydn: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, The Joke
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, The Bird

Part II:
Haydn: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4
Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5
Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 33, No. 6

Watch the livestreamed concert via the video player below.

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Special thanks to Drs. Susan Giesecke Winkelman and A. Charles Winkelman with support from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Theodore Presser Foundation, Dot and Rick Nelson, Sid Kaplan, and the American Philosophical Society for their support of our livestream series, and for helping us deliver world-class artistry to audiences around the globe.

The Artist(s)

Brentano Quartet
Brentano Quartet
Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim.  “Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding,” raves the London Independent; the New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism.” Within a few years of its formation, the Quartet garnered the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and was also honored in the U.K.… Read More

Videos

Brentano Quartet | Haydn: Quartet in B Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Brentano Quartet | Haydn: Quartet No. 36 in B-flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1
Social Series

This concert is part of the Social Series. Click here to learn more about the free tasting paired with this concert.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR