Takács Quartet
Friday, March 12, 2010
8:00 pm
"…one of the glories of the classical-music world."
-Pittsburgh Tribune Review
The Takacs Quartet plays the Beethoven Quartet in C, Op. 59/3
Allegro Molto
(Grammy and Gramophone Award Winner)
Recognized as one of the world's premiere string quartets, the Takács Quartet is renowned for the ability to fuse four distinct, expressive musical personalities into gripping, unified interpretations. Commenting on their latest Schubert recording for Hyperion, Gramophone magazine noted; "The Takács have the ability to make you believe that there’s no other possible way the music should go, and the strength to overturn preconceptions that comes only with the greatest performers."
Based in Boulder at the University of Colorado, the Takács Quartet performs ninety concerts a year worldwide, performing throughout Europe as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea.
The Quartet's multi-award winning recordings include the Late Quartets by Beethoven which in 2005 won Disc of the Year and Chamber Award from BBC Music Magazine, a Gramophone Award and a Japanese Record Academy Award.
The Takacs Quartet website: takacsquartet.com