The Bach Festival Society Hosts Zurich-based Stradivari Quartet 11/6, 11/7

The Bach Festival Society is pleased to host the Zurich-based Stradivari Quartet on its Visiting Artists and Fred Rogers Family Series. Presenting works by Schubert, Turnia, Bartok, and Brahms, the Quartet showcases a varied program as diverse as its membership, with players of Polish, Chinese, English, and Swiss backgrounds. The New York Times says the quartet is "distinguished by impressively refined sound," and Strad Magazine has commented on their "refined sonority."

Each piece on the program Four Strads, Four Stories highlights one of the Quartet's Stradivari instruments. The Stradivari Quartet will perform on the Visiting Artists Series on Friday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. and on the Fred Rogers Family Series on Saturday, November 7 at 11:00 a.m. The Family Series program is an informal hour-long performance and a great way to introduce your family to the power of music.

Quality and myth have made Stradivari one of the best known cultural (and cult) brands in the world. Of the1,100 legendary stringed instruments that the industrious and tireless Stradivari made right into his old age, approximately 650 invaluable treasures remain, including an estimated nine violas and 50 cellos. Hearing this quartet of all Stradivari instruments is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Performance Information
What: Stradivari Quartet on the Visiting Artists Series
Where: Tiedtke Concert Hall on the Rollins College Campus; 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park
When: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $30 or $40
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 60 minutes prior to the performance.

Performance Information
What: Stradivari Quartet on the Fred Rogers Family Series
Where: Tiedtke Concert Hall on the Rollins College Campus; 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park
When: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for students 18 and under
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 60 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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