presents the

MUIR STRING QUARTET

Auditorium, APS Conference Center, Argonne National Laboratory
Sunday, February 15, 1998 at 3:00 p.m.

Peter Zazofsky, violin
Wei-Pin Kuo, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
Michael Reynolds, cello

Program

Mozart	Quartet in D major, K. 499 (Hoffmeister)
Prokofiev	Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Beethoven	Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2

About the Artists

Now in its 18th season, the Muir String Quartet has established itself among the leading string quartets of the United States. The quartet appears annually on major chamber music series throughout North America and Europe and has been praised by the critics for its exhilarating involvement (Boston Globe), impeccable voicing and intonation (San Francisco Examiner), and unbridled musicality (American Record Guide).

In keeping with the quartet's namesake, the great naturalist, explorer, and Sierra Club founder, John Muir, the quartet donates the proceeds from its much-touted EcoClassics CDs to a variety of environmental and conservation organizations. Its recordings of two Beethoven quartets (Op. 132 and the Grosse Fuge) on this label received a Grammy nomination. This season, the quartet will record the Beethoven quartets Op. 130 and Op. 131 for EcoClassics. The Muir can also be heard on recordings for ADDA/Qualiton and EMI, for which it received two Grand Prix du Disque awards.

The members of the Muir String Quartet are all graduates of the Curtis Institute of Music, where they studied chamber music with Felix Galimir and members of the Guarneri Quartet. The Muir String Quartet is in residence at Boston University's School for the Arts.

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.

Don't know how to reach Argonne? Confused about the layout of the laboratory site? Here are some navigational aides:

Area map, gif
Area map, postscript
Site map, gif (Building 402 is at the APS site).

Tickets

Admission to the concert is $18. 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 February 9 between noon and 1:00 p.m. The Auditorium Box Office will be open on the day of the performance at 2:30 p.m.

Reception and Dinner

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

A special post-concert dinner will be offered at the new Argonne Guest House restaurant. Dinner hours from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $18.95 per person. Reservations requested (739-6000).