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MOSCOW STRING QUARTET

Euguenia Alikhanova, violin
Galina Kokhanovskaia, violin
Tatiana Kokhanovskaia, viola
Olga Ogranovitch, cello

Auditorium, APS Conference Center, Argonne National Laboratory

Saturday, November 4, 2000 at 8:00 p.m.

Moscow String Quartet

Program
Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D major
Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914)
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30

More on the artists, location, pre-concert dinner, post-concert reception, and ordering tickets below.

This program is partially supported by The University of Chicago and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency

  • About the Artists

    • The members of the Moscow String Quartet have earned a place among the most distinguished artists of our time. All graduates of the Moscow Conservatory and the Gnessin Musical Institute (Moscow), they were students of eminent professors. Euguenia Alikhanova, violinist, graduated from the Moscow Conservatory from the class of Yuri Yankelevich, one of the great masters of the Russian violin school, who counts among his students Vladimir Spivakov and Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Violinist Galina Kokhanovskaia was a student of the well known Russian performer and teacher Leonid Polies. Tatiana Kokhanovskaia, viola, graduated from the class of Professor Genrikh Talalian, a member of the famous Komitas String Quartet. Cellist Olga Ogranovitch was a student of Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet. After graduating, the musicians organized a quartet and trained under the supervision of Professor Valentin Berlinsky.

    The Moscow String Quartet has concertized extensively since 1975. They gained international attention after winning the 1978 Leo Weiner International Quartet Competition in Budapest, Hungary. The next year, the quartet triumphed at the International Quartet Competition in Evian, France.

    The Moscow String Quartet has performed in the U.S. in New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Chicago, and at the White House in a Christmas concert in 1996. The quartet was in residence at the Lamont School of Music from 1991 until 1996 and at the University of Denver, Colorado, since 1997.

    The Moscow String Quartet has recorded for MCA, Fine Arts Records, Russian Disk, Channel Classics, and Melodia.

  • Location

    • The concert will be presented in the Auditorium of the APS Conference Center (Bldg. 402) at Argonne. It is open to the public; no special permit is required to enter the laboratory site.

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  • Tickets

    • Admission to the concert is $20. Call (630) 252-3751 to order your tickets now, VISA and MasterCard accepted; or use the ticket request form to order your tickets by mail.

    Remaining tickets will be sold in the lobby of the Argonne Cafeteria (Bldg. 213) during the week of October 30 - November 3 between noon and 1:00 p.m. The Auditorium Box Office will be open on the day of the performance at 7:30 p.m.

  • Pre-Concert Dinner

    • A special dinner prepared by Chef Chris Kaminsky will be served in the Argonne Guest House. Dinner hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. $22.95 per person. Reservations requested (739-6000).

  • Post-Concert Reception

    • The audience is invited to join the artist at a reception following the performance.

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