San José Chamber Orchestra continues its 33rd concert season with "SJCO CHAMBER MUSIC", an intimate evening featuring special guests San Francisco-based Telegraph Quartet and SJCO principal players for one performance only, on Saturday, April 27 in the charming Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. The program of chamber music includes pieces by Alexander Borodin, George Walker, and Osvaldo Golijov.
The Program:
- Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No. 2 in D major (1881) The third movement of this quartet, Notturno, is a much-loved piece that was made famous from its use in the musical Kismet.
- George Walker's String Quartet No. 1, Lyric. (1946) George Walker was the first Black Composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
- Osvaldo Golijov's Last Round. (1996) From the Composers Notes: "The piece is conceived as an idealized bandoneon. The first movement represents the act of a violent compression of the instrument and the second a final, seemingly endless opening sigh. (It is actually a fantasy over the refrain of the song My Beloved Buenos Aires composed by the legendary Carlos Gardel in the 1930s). But Last Round is also a sublimated tango dance.” –Osvaldo Golijov
TICKET PRICES: $15 to $75 (Students $15)
Now celebrating its 11th season together, the Telegraph Quartet was formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet has performed in concert halls, music festivals, and academic institutions across the United States and abroad, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Masters Series, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Interlochen Arts Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence. Full bio: http://www.telegraphquartet.com/about
Telegraph Quartet: Left to right: Jeremiah Shaw, cello; Eric Chin, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; and Joseph Maile, violin. Photo by Lisa Marie Mazzucco.