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CCM s Ariel Quartet Dedicates Sept. 26 Concert in Memory of Walter Levin
The Ariel Quartet opens its 2017-18 four-part concert series at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music at
8 p.m.
on
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017
, in the
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
. The concert features works by Ludwig van Beethoven, György Kurtág and Robert Schumann.
CCMs string quartet-in-residence dedicates its opening concert to
CCM Professor Emeritus Walter Levin
, who passed away on Aug. 4, 2017, at the age of 92. Levin was a founding member and first violinist of the LaSalle Quartet, which served as CCMs string quartet-in-residence for over 30 years.
During his tenue at CCM, Levin greatly enhanced CCMs international reputation while inspiring generations of future artists and scholars, including members of the Ariel Quartet. Levin had mentored the Quartet for the past decade. The Quartet traveled the world to work with Levin in southern France, Berlin, Paris, Basel and Cincinnati.
The Ariel Quartet 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 CCMs string quartet-in-residence since 2012.
REPERTOIRE
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
G. KURTÁG: 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13
R. SCHUMANN: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
PERFORMANCE TIME
8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26
LOCATION
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, 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. Single tickets and
are on sale now.
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
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 campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit
for more information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit
. Additional parking is available off-campus at the new U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit
.
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Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
The Ariel Quartets 2017-18 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. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bloom, Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer, Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg, Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen, Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman and Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker.
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