Program:
Paul Salerni: Quartet 1.5
Michael Ippolito: A Bon Vivant's Companion
G. Verdi: String Quartet in E minor
Program:
Dowland: Flow my tears (Lachrimae Pavane) arr. Nathan Schram for string quartet
Philip Glass: Quartet Satz
Arvo Pärt: Summa
Anna Müller: Drifting circles arr. Domenic Salerni for string quartet
Clemens Non Papa: Ego flos campi a 7 arr. Amy Schroeder for string quartet
Francisco del Pino: Tu me sequere me (UK premiere)
Bennet: Weep, O mine eyes
Philip Glass: String Quartet No.3 (Mishima)
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Program:
HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 50, No. 5, “The Dream”
DAVID LANG: Daisy
BARTOK: String Quartet No. 4
Program & Notes:
Grammy award winner and 2025-26 Carnegie Hall Debs Composers Chair, Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz brings an electrifying voice to contemporary music. This special concert, featuring the vibrant ensemble Attacca String Quartet, presents two powerful works: Altar de Muertos, a haunting tribute to memory and tradition, and the Washington premiere of Mujer Ángel, co-commissioned by The Phillips Collection, Carnegie Hall, Encargo del Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM), and Fundació Orfeó Català - Palau de la Música Catalana.
A vivid soundscape drawing on indigenous poetry and personal mythology, Mujer Ángel captures Ortiz’s distinctive fusion of classical form and folkloric color. Ms. Ortiz will be attending in person to discuss her work, offering insights into the cultural and creative forces behind her music. This program is part of Phillips Music’s ongoing Leading International Composers series, spotlighting groundbreaking voices from around the world. —The Phillips Collection event page
Program:
ARR. ATTACCA QUARTET: Nocturne originally written by a composer such as Poulenc or Chopin
DAVID LANG: Daisy
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4
I N T E R M I S S I O N
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Program
Maurice RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major
Gabriel KAHANE: String Quartet No. 1, “Klee”
KAHANE: Final Privacy Song
KAHANE: A new set of songs for Kahane and Attacca Quartet
Program
DAVID LANG: note to a friend (West Coast Premiere)
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang has combined and reimagined three texts by iconic Japanese novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa (Rashomon) in note to a friend. Originally commissioned as a one-person opera by the Japan Society in New York and the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan center in Japan, this haunting monodrama addresses eternal human fascinations with death, love, family, and suicide. — SF Performances event page
Program:
DAVID LANG: note to a friend
In this 60-minute chamber opera, commissioned by the Japan Society, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang reimagines three texts by iconic Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The result is a stunning and haunting monodrama, note to a friend, addressing our eternal human fascinations with death, love, family and suicide. The work was premiered at the PROTOTYPE Festival 2023, directed by theater luminary Yoshi Oida. — UCLA Center for the Art of Performance event page
Program:
SHAW: Entr’acte, The Evergreen; IV. Root and Three Essays; Second Essay (Echo)
PAUL WIANCKO: Benkei’s Standing Death; “Part I: The Thousandth Encounter”
RADIOHEAD (arr. Nathan Schram): 2+2=5
RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major: I. Allegro moderato—très doux
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
Program:
JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet in F Major, op. 50, no. 5 (“The Dream”)
DAVID LANG: daisy
FRANCIS POULENC & FRÉDÉDERIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN (arr. Attacca Quartet): Nocturne Suite
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4
Program:
JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet in F Major, op. 50, no. 5 (“The Dream”)
DAVID LANG: daisy
FRANCIS POULENC & FRÉDÉDERIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN (arr. Attacca Quartet): Nocturne Suite
BÉLA BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 4