Event: Parker Quartet Performs on the Takács Series
Date: Sunday, October 9, at 4 p.m., and Monday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Program:
DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 10
JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters"
BRAHMS: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51
Location: Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th and Euclid Ave., Boulder
Admission: Single tickets $20. Call 303-492-8008 for information or visit www.cupresents.org
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PARKER QUARTET PERFORMS
ON THE TAKÁCS SERIES
The second concert of the Takács Chamber and Encore Series features guests The Parker Quartet on Sunday, October 9 and Monday, October 10. The Parker Quartet's dynamic program includes Debussy's String Quartet in G Major, Leos Janáček's second string quartet, "Intimate Letters," and Brahms' String Quartet in A Minor. Performances are in Grusin Music Hall on Sunday, October 9 at 4 p.m. and Monday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket information is available online by visiting www.cupresents.org or by calling the CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008. Parker Quartet Website
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Biography
Parker Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as "something extraordinary," the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation. The quartet began its professional touring career in 2002 and garnered international acclaim in 2005, winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition as well as the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in France. In 2009, Chamber Music America awarded the quartet the prestigious biennial Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2009-2011 seasons. The Parker Quartet has been profiled in Time Out NY, The Boston Globe, Chamber Music Magazine, and on Musical America.com for their pioneering performances for audiences in non-traditional venues. In addition to concerts in bars and clubs nationwide, the ensemble was the first String Quartet-in-Residence at Barbčs Bar and Performance Space in Brooklyn, New York, in 2007. The Parker Quartet's members hold graduate degrees in performance and chamber music from the New England Conservatory of Music and were part of the New England Conservatory's prestigious Professional String Quartet Training Program.
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About the Takács Quartet
Takács Quartet members are Edward Dusinberre, violin; Károly Schranz, violin; Geraldine Walther, viola; and András Fejér, cello. The quartet has been in residence at the University of Colorado College of Music since 1983; its members were given permanent faculty appointments in 1986. They have recently performed at the Aspen, Ravinia and Tanglewood festivals and toured throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The Quartet was awarded the prestigious Gramophone Award in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category in 1997 and in 2002. In 2000, they received a Grammy nomination for their recording of Schubert's "Trout Quintet." In 2003 the quartet received a Grammy Award in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category for their recording of Beethoven's string quartets. For more information, visit the Takács Quartet Website.
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CU Presents Media Contact
Laima Haley Marketing and Public Relations Director laima.haley@colorado.edu Phone: (303) 492-4247 Fax: (303) 492-1131 302 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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CU Presents Box Office musictix@colorado.edu Phone: (303) 492-8008 Location: University Club 972 Broadway Hours: M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. www.cupresents.org 302 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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