The famed Emerson String Quartet will give its 27th Chamber Concert Series performance Sunday, Oct. 18 in Memorial Chapel.
The 3 p.m. performance is free to members of the Union community. General admission tickets are $25; for area students, $10.
The quartet features violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, cellist David Finckel and violist Lawrence Dutton. During their upcoming appearance, the musicians will play Haydn’s “The Seven Last Words” and Dvorak’s Quartet in F, Op. 96 “American.”
Formed in 1976, Emerson String Quartet has been touring, recording and performing for over three decades. The musicians have achieved unparalleled recognition with 30 acclaimed recordings produced with Deutsche Grammophon, and eight Grammy awards. Named after American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, the New York City-based quartet has also captured three Gramophone awards and the coveted Avery Fisher Prize.
In 2002, Emerson String Quartet joined Stony Brook University as the quartet-in-residence, giving master classes and providing instrumental instruction. The group also continues its residency at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., now in its 30th sold-out season.
The ensemble’s current season includes more than 90 engagements around the world, with a three-concert series at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London's South Bank Centre, two concerts at Wigmore Hall, and performances in Prague and the Edinburgh International Festival.
For more information, call (518) 388-6080. To view the complete Chamber Concert Series schedule, click here.