Moscow String Quartet Performs At Tiedtke Concert Hall 3/22

The acclaimed Moscow String Quartet will perform a program of Russian music on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in Tiedtke Concert Hall on the Rollins College campus. The Denver Post says of this quartet, "They are players of the highest caliber, intonation, strength, ensemble, dynamics, tonal sheen-the ladies from Moscow possess all the things a world-class string quartet should have." Their program will consist of Borodin's String Quartet No. 2, Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7, and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 3. On Saturday morning, March 21 at 11 a.m. the Quartet will perform a family program for audiences of all ages, consisting of excerpts from Borodin's String Quartet and Tchaikovsky's "Album pour les enfants," a string-quartet arrangement originally written for piano with 44 little pieces about animals, witches, and other whimsical topics, making use of folk melodies from different countries.

The members of the Moscow String Quartet have earned a place among the most distinguished artists of our times. All graduates of the Moscow Conservatory and Gnessin Musical Institute (Moscow), they were students of eminent professors, including Yuri Yankelevich, Genrihk Talalian of the Komitas String Quartet, and Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet (with whom the quartet continued to study after graduation). This internationally acclaimed all-female quartet is noteworthy for winning the 1978 Leo Weiner International Quartet Competition in Budapest. The following year, the quartet triumphed at the International Quartet competition in Evian, France. The Bach Festival Society is pleased to bring this outstanding ensemble to our audiences.

Performance Information
What: Moscow String Quartet
Where: Tiedtke Concert Hall on the Rollins College Campus, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park
When: Saturday, March 21 at 11 a.m. on the Fred Rogers Family Series
Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. on the Visiting Artists Series
Tickets: Family Series - $15 for adults, $10 for students 18 and under
Visiting Artists Series - Tickets range from $30 to $40 depending on seat location
How: To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Box Office at 407.646.2182 or visit www.bachfestivalflorida.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to the performance.

About the Bach Festival Society
The Bach Festival Society, located in Winter Park, Florida, is one of the longest continuously operating Bach Festivals in the country and among America's great oratorio societies. The Bach Festival Society brings the highest caliber of classical music to Central Florida. Performances are held in the intimate settings of Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the beautiful campus of Rollins College.

For more information regarding the upcoming season or to order tickets, please call the Bach Festival Society at 407.646.2182 or visit us online at www.bachfestivalflorida.org.

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