Music Mondays: JACK Quartet & Shai Wosner, piano
Free (RSVP available)
- Shai Wosner, piano
- Christopher Otto, violin
- Austin Wulliman, violin
- John Pickford Richards, viola
- Jay Campbell, cello
Ruth Crawford Seeger — String Quartet 1931
Wolfgang Rihm — Interscriptum: Duet for String Quartet and Piano
Christopher Otto — Miserere (after Nathaniel Giles)
Amy Williams — Cineshape 2
George Benjamin — Relativity Rag
Thomas Adès — Piano Quintet
The "superheroes of the new music world" (Boston Globe) join forces with "transcendent" pianist Shai Wosner (The New York Times) for a wide-ranging program of Renaissance and new music. They bring to life music by Henry Purcell and modern classics including Ruth Crawford Seeger's String Quartet 1931 and George Benjamin's ragtime-inspired Relativity Rag alongside more recent works, including Thomas Adès's thrilling, mind-bending Piano Quintet.
Reserving tickets: Doors open at 6:45pm for those with Eventbrite registrations. Your reservation is for general admission, so we encourage you to arrive early to secure your preferred seat. PLEASE NOTE: Guests with reservations MUST arrive no later than 7:20pm. Any seats that have not been claimed by 7:20pm will be released to the Standby Line. We cannot guarantee you a seat if you arrive after 7:20pm.
Reservations sold out? Don't worry! We have a standby line at each performance. We encourage you to line up early and we will do our best to accommodate you. It is rare that Music Mondays turns anyone away.
About Shai Wosner, piano
Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire—from Beethoven and Schubert to Ligeti and the music of today—reflect a degree of virtuosity and intellectual curiosity that has made him a favorite among audiences and critics, who note his "keen musical mind and deep musical soul" (NPR's All Things Considered).
http://www.shaiwosner.com/