Meany Center presents: Alexander String Quartet with Joyce Yang, piano

Joyce Yang, piano
Alexander String Quartet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Samuel Adams – Quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493

In a new project by the Alexander String Quartet and pianist Joyce Yang, Samuel Adams – composer in residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – explores the resonance of Mozart with his own unique musical voice. Adams is curious to know what is rhetorically kept (or lost) when a classical form comes forth "into the flesh" out of context; and these award-winning master performers weave an exciting musical tapestry.

"An unusually fine group — musically, technically, in just about any way one wants to view it." (The New York Times)

About Joyce Yang

Blessed with "poetic and sensitive pianism" (The Washington Post) and a "wondrous sense of color" (San Francisco Classical Voice), Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive sensitivity. She first came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Yang was a guest artist at the Sunriver Music Festival directly following her 2005 Cliburn win.

About Alexander String Quartet

http://www.asq4.com/about.htm