Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years byBBC Music Magazine, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated Dover Quartet is one of the world’s most in-demand chamber ensembles. The group’s awards include a stunning sweep of all prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, grand and first prizes at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and prizes at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. Its honors include the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, and Lincoln Center’s Hunt Family Award.
DOVER QUARTET
Joel Link, violin
Bryan Lee, violin
Julianne Lee, viola
Camden Shaw, cello
PROGRAM:
Strum – Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata” – Leos Janácek (1854 – 1928)
Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, “American” – Antonín Dvorák (1841 – 1904)
Intermission
Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
