In an eagerly anticipated Capital Region performance, the acclaimed Artemis String Quartet, based in Vienna, will play at Memorial Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. as part of College's Chamber Concert Series. Circumstances surrounding tightened security measures and travel restrictions forced the group to cancel its 13-city U.S. tour in 2002.
Hailed by critics and music lovers the world over, Artemis has taken center stage as the premiere string quartet in contemporary chamber music. Their playing has been variously described as “gorgeous,” “impeccable” and “seamless.”
Musicians include Natalia Prischepenko and Heime Müller on violins, Volker Jacobsen on viola and Eckart Runge on cello. Their second series performance will feature Mozart's No.22 in B flat, K. 589 (“Prussian #2”); Bartok's No.4; and Schubert's No. 13 in a, D. 804.
Tickets, at $20 for general public, $10 for area students and free for Union students, are available in advance at the Events Office at the Facilities Building, or at the door at 2 p.m. For more information, call ext. 6080 or 372-3651.