The adventurous Beo String Quartet, noted for its sterling sound and experimental as well as classical performances, will debut in San Francisco with an exciting program featuring works by Beethoven as well as contemporary composers Marc Mellits and Missy Mazzoli. This concert, presented by the noted Noontime Concerts, will be part of the ensemble's five-city-California-tour. Full program follows:
San Francisco Debut Concert: Noontime Concerts, Old St. Mary's Cathedral (660 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108)
Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 12:00 noon
Missy Mazzoli Enthusiasm Strategies
Marc Mellits (b. 1966) String Quartet No. 5: Waníyetu
Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
The eclectic and highly polished Beo String Quartet has created a niche for itself as a daring, genre-defying ensemble. Rigorously trained in the classical tradition, violinists Jason Neukom and Andrew Giordano, violist Sean Neukom, and cellist Ryan Ash also know their way around contemporary expression. Founded in 2015, Beo has to date performed more than 100 concert works, including some 45 world premieres, throughout Europe and the United States.
The name “Beo” derives from Latin, meaning “to make happy.”