Named after Antonie Brentano, believed by many to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved," the Brentano String Quartet will return to Union Sunday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m.
Composed of violinists Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin, violist Misha Amory and cellist Nina Lee, the group will present an all-Beethoven program during its upcoming Chamber Concert Series performance. They will play Op. 18 No. 1 in F, Op. 59 No. 3 in C and Op. 127 in E flat.
Since its inception in 1992, the quartet has garnered critical and popular acclaim around the world, having played at prestigious venues like Alice Tully Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. An inaugural member of the Chamber Music Society Two, Brentano has captured the Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award.
In addition to performing a two-century range of the standard quartet repertoire, Brentano also has a strong interest in new music. The quartet has worked closely with modern composers like Steven Mackey, Bruce Adolphe, Chou Wen-chung and Charles Wuorinen.
Following Nina Lee’s succession of founding quartet member Michael Kannen in 1998, the group became the first resident string quartet at Princeton University.
The show is free to members of the Union community. General admission tickets cost $20, though area students may attend for $8. For a full Concert Series schedule, click here.