Giora Schmidt, violin
Sarah Ho, piano
Garneau String Quartet

Our season begins with music from three of the great romantics. We are thrilled to welcome violin virtuoso, Giora Schmidt to our series. Giora is one of New York’s finest violinists and pedagogues. He will be joined by our own incredible Sarah Ho for Robert Schumann’s splendid Pieces in Folk Style. Then, ancient folk-tunes continue in Alexander Glazunov’s sublime character pieces or Novelettes for String Quartet. After intermission Schmidt joins the GSQ for Johannes Brahms’ optimistic and ravishing quintet in F Major.

- PROGRAM -

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Novelettes for String Quartet, Op. 15
Orientale, Interludium in modo antico, Finale. Allegro

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op 102

HENDRIK ANDRIESSEN
Quartetto in stile antico

JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88

This concert will include an intermission.

Matt Cohen, viola
Dongkyun An, cello
Garneau String Quartet

Two terrific Edmonton-based artists are featured in a program that takes us from Joseph Haydn’s Sunrise into Arnold Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night. Also on our program is the magically evocative Cloud Trio by the late Finnish visionary, Kaija Saariaho. Our brilliant guest artists are violist, Matthew Cohen and cellist, Dongkyun An. Both distinguished soloists and ambassadors for Edmonton’s vibrant chamber music scene.

This concert will include an intermission

- PROGRAM -

HADYN
Sunrise Quartet Op. 76, No. 4

KAIJA SAARIAHO
Cloud Trio

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verklärte Nacht String Sextet, Op. 4

The GSQ makes its debut on the Amati Concert Series in Saskatoon. 

This unique series features a collection of rare fine instruments hthat was assembled by Stephen Kolbinson, a grain farmer from Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Kolbinson developed a passionate curiosity for old Italian instruments, and traveled the world looking for instruments to add to his collection. A close friend of Kolbinson, Murray Adaskin played an important role in the University of Saskatchewan’s acquisition of the Amati instruments in 1959.

The GSQ will put their instruments aside and perform on this fantastic quartet of Amatis.

- PROGRAM -

HADYN - Sunrise Quartet Op. 76, No. 4
MAZZOLI - Enthusiasm Strategies
GLAZUNOV - Novelettes for String Quartet, Op. 15