The Ariel Quartet welcomes guest artist Yura Lee for March 26 concert at CCM
CCM's string quartet-in-residence will be joined by Lee for a performance of Brahms' String Quintet No. 2. The concert program also includes works by Beethoven and Schumann.
Event Information (passed)
The Ariel Quartet concludes its 2018-19 concert series at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) by showcasing the works of three masters of chamber music at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, in the acoustically stunning Corbett Auditorium. Tickets to the performance are on sale now.
The concert opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's joyous String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, which was modeled after Mozart's String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464.
Next on the program is Robert Schumann's intensely expressive String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1.
Guest artist Yura Lee.
Finally, the Ariel Quartet will be joined by guest artist Yura Lee, viola, for a performance of Johannes Brahms' magisterial String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111.
A performer of international renown, Lee has won top prizes for both violin and viola in numerous competitions. At the age of 12, she became the youngest artist ever to receive the Debut Artist of the Year prize at the "Performance Today" awards given by National Public Radio. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant given by Lincoln Center in New York City. Her CD with Reinhard Goebel and the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, titled Mozart in Paris (Oehms Classics) received the prestigious Diapason d’Or Award in France. Learn more about Lee at www.yuralee.com.
If I needed an interlocutor at the gates to heaven, I would call upon Yura Lee.
Strad Magazine
Described by the American Record Guide as "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power," the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The ensemble is comprised of Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola. The group was formed in Israel in 1998 and has served as CCM’s string quartet-in-residence since 2012. Learn more about the Quartet by visiting www.arielquartet.com. Complete program information for the March 26 concert is below.
Repertoire
- BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18
- SCHUMANN: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
- INTERMISSION
- BRAHMS: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111
Performance Time
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26
Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID. General admission and non-UC student tickets are on sale now. UC students can obtain one free ticket each with valid ID beginning Friday, March. 22.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office! Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice for CCM Box Office hours and location.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit uc.edu/visitors. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.
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The Ariel Quartet’s 2018-19 CCM concert series is made possible by the generous contributions of an anonymous donor, The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander, Mrs. William A. Friedlander, Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman, Dr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Striker and Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer.
Featured image at top: Photo/Saverio Truglia
Inset image: Photo/Giorgia Bertazzi
Additional Contacts
Rebecca Butts | Assistant Public Information Officer | UC College-Conservatory of Music
buttsrl@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2675
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