Brentano Quartet – Mark Steinberg/violin (left), Serena Canin/violin, Nina Lee/cello, Misha Amory/viola. Courtesy photo

SFPM News:

SANTA FE — Pro Musica’s celebrated String Quartet Series continues this February with the “Passionate, uninhibited, and spellbinding” (London Independent) Brentano Quartet performing music by Haydn, Britten, and Brahms. In addition to the 3 p.m. concert, the quartet makes appearances in two other Pro Musica events for a full day of activities.

SPECIAL EVENTS with the BRENTANO QUARTET

Masterclass

10 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16 | FREE
St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art

Masterclass with members of the Brentano Quartet and the Abraham Franck String Quartet (graduate fellowship string quartet from the University of New Mexico).

Artist Dinner

5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16 | $200 per person | Limited Seating, Reservations Required
Restaurant Martín | Tickets at https://tickets.sfpromusica.org/9599
Enjoy a three-course meal and wine with members of the Brentano Quartet.

The Brentano Quartet was formed in 1992 and has garnered acclaim and awards (Cleveland Quartet Award, Naumburg Chamber Music Award, Royal Philharmonic Award). They have performed world-wide from Carnegie Hall (New York), the Library of Congress (Washington D.C.), the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the Konzerthaus (Vienna), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), the Sydney Opera House, and places in between. Since 2014 they have been Artists-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music, formerly at Princeton University, and twice the collaborative ensemble for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Program:

HAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 33, No. 6, “Russian”
BRITTEN Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36
BRAHMS Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67

Tickets ($24-$96) available here or by calling the Pro Musica Box Office at 505.988.4640 x 1