Vertavo Quartet

Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 7:30 PM
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

$30.00 per ticket

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About This Performance

A national treasure in their native Norway, the Vertavo Quartet has firmly established itself as one of today’s most exciting ensembles. Experience their “flair, physicality, and communicative urgency” (Daily Telegraph) in a PCMS debut program that includes works well known to us by Ravel and Britten as well as English composer Elizabeth Maconchy’s String Quartet No. 3, a 10-minute psychological thriller that goes deep into the complexities of family relationships.

Maconchy: Quartet No. 3
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Britten: Quartet No. 2, Op. 36

The Artist(s)

Vertavo Quartet
The Vertavo Quartet is internationally recognized as one of the most masterful string quartets playing today. Since their formation in Norway in 1984, their dynamic and deeply thoughtful performances have captivated audiences. In June 2005, the quartet was honored with the Grieg-Prize: a prize bestowed on artists of high international standing and whose former recipients include Leif Ove Andsnes,… Read More

Videos

Vertavo Quartet | Live from the Concertgebouw
Vertavo Quartet | Verdi / Sibelius: String Quartets
Pre-Concert Talk

Three Musical Modernisms with Richard Freedman in Comcast Circle, 6:30 pm

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Masterclass

Temple Music Preparatory Division (1515 Market St., Room 222) – Wednesday, December 11th, 4 – 6 pm

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR