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• Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
• Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4 in D Major
• Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1

 

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled experience of being able to hear two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his teacher Nicoló Amati—in this popular three-concert series on Saturdays.

With the retirement of Marilyn McDonald, long-serving member of both the Smithson and Axelrod quartets, the three remaining ASQ members—Marc Destrubé, James Dunham, and Kenneth Slowik—are using this season to perform with a number of violinists in programs that illustrate the breadth of the quartet repertoire while being unified through the inclusion of a Beethoven quartet in F Major on each program. For this pair of concerts, the guest violinist is New-York based Shelby Yamin, who brings a signature vivacity to her work on both modern and baroque violins. In the rare moments she is not holding an instrument, she volunteers at the HI-Tor Animal Care Center, and works as Associate Producer of SalonEra, an online webseries that blends conversations and performances from a diverse slate of early musicians.

Concert Program

• Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2
• Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4 in D Major
• Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1