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Date/Time
Apr 10, 2012 - 7:00 PM
Location
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress
Categories
The Library of Congress presents the world famous Arditti String Quartetwith a guest artist, the equally renowned pianist, Stephen Drury.
The Arditti Quartet has earned a firm place in music history for its spirited as well as technically exacting interpretations of contemporary music. Since its founding in 1974 several hundred quartets and other chamber works written for the ensemble have left a permanent imprint on 20th century repertoire, with milestone collaborations with important composers such as Andriessen, Carter, Denisov, Ferneyhough, Gubaidulina, Kurtág, Reynolds, Stockhausen and Xenakis. To mark the John Cage Centennial, Irvine Arditti and Stephen Drury perform a 1991 Cage violin and piano work which was commissioned at the time by the Library’s McKim Fund. The concert will also include works by Berg, Bartok, Ades and Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, op. 133. The concerts will take place in the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium, 1st and Independence, S.E.. It is free of charge to the public, but tickets are required. They are available through TicketMaster for a nominal service charge.
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