Takács Quartet & Julien Labro, bandoneon, play Bryce Dessner, Clarice Assad, Labro, & more
Online: $20 | In person: $20-$45 ($20 XYZ members)
- Julien Labro, bandoneon
Julien Labro — Meditation No. 1 (NY premiere)
Maurice Ravel — String Quartet in F major
Clarice Assad — Clash (NY premiere)
Bandoneon phenom Julien Labro joins the revered Takács Quartet for a stunning program blending vibrant new works with a Ravel masterpiece.
Labro joins the quartet for new works by pioneering contemporary composers Bryce Dessner and Clarice Assad, and performs a short solo set displaying his blistering brilliance on the bandoneon — and with it the heartbeat of tango. The Takács is featured in Ravel's String Quartet — one of the most radiant works in chamber music. An arresting artistic collaboration, rich with imagination and color.
Attending online: Concert available for viewing online for 72 hours from time of broadcast. An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Attending in person: Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is Required for all adults and children ages 5+. Masks must be worn by everyone age 2+ in performance spaces (Kaufmann Concert Hall, Buttenwieser Hall, Weill Art Gallery), and all program areas serving children under 5 years old.
About Takács Quartet
Internationally respected for their innovative programming, the Takács Quartet has collaborated throughout their career with a fascinating variety of talents, including the bandoneón virtuoso Julien Labro, actors Meryl Streep and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the former United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. The members of the Takács Quartet are Hyperion recording artists and Christoffersen Fellows in Residence at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Originally founded in 1975 at the Music Academy in Budapest, the members of Takács Quartet—Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola) and András Fejér (cello)—are currently based out of North America but tour and perform almost continually around the world. Over the past year, the quartet could be heard in Berlin, Geneva, Linz, Innsbruck, Cambridge, New Zealand, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and, now, at the University of Maryland.
http://www.takacsquartet.com/