Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 8 PM – 10 PM
Cal Performances
101 Zellerbach Hall,
Berkeley, California
The Jerusalem Quartet, known for stirring and passionate
renditions of the most beloved repertoire, is joined by the star
husband-and-wife duo of Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth, for a special
program of rarely heard string sextets. Each work here is bursting with
dramatic power and evocative imagery, from the searingly intense opening of
Strauss' last opera, Capriccio; to Schoenberg's richly chromatic symphonic poem
Verklärte Nacht; to Tchaikovsky's sunny reminiscences of the Italian
countryside, Souvenir de Florence. "Tonally, Forsyth's bronze is a perfect
match for Zukerman's gold, while the nature of their personal relationship
spills over in communicative music-making of enormous intimacy" (Limelight
Magazine).
Program:
R. STRAUSS - String Sextet from Capriccio
SCHOENBERG - Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4
TCHAIKOVSKY - String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, Souvenir
de Florence
Cost: $58
