Auditorium, APS Conference Center, Argonne National Laboratory
Saturday, March 18, 2000 at 8:00 p.m.
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| Program | |
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| Haydn | String Quartet in C major, Op. 50 No. 2 |
| Janácek | String Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”) |
| Schumann | String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3 |
This program is partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency
The Amati Quartet from Switzerland was founded in 1981. Having collaborated with the Alban Berg and the Amadeus Quartets, with Walter Levin and Felix Galimir, the Quartet quickly made a name for itself by winning the Premier Grand Prix of the International Competition of Evian (1982), the Arts Prize of the City of Zurich (1983), and the First Prize of the Karl Klinger Competition in Munich (1986).
Besides performing the Classical and Romantic repertoire, the Quartet gives special attention to the music of the 20th century, which has resulted in many world premiere performances.
The Amati Quartet has an extensive discography. Two of its CD recordings -- Shostakovich's Quartets Nos. 3 and 7, as well as Szymanowski Op. 56/Ravel -- were distinguished with the Prize of the German Record Reviewers.
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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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 March 13 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.
The audience is invited to join the artist at a reception following the performance.
A special pre-concert dinner will be offered at the Argonne Guest House restaurant. Dinner hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. $22.95 per person. Reservations requested (739-6000).
