Friends of Chamber Music: Harlem Quartet
$32-$59 ($20 ages 34 & under); available August 14
Jessie Montgomery — Selected works
Dizzy Gillespie — Selected works
Aldo López Gavilán — Selected works
Caroline Shaw — Selected works
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Selected works
Formed in 2006 by first prize laureates of the Sphinx Competition, the Harlem Quartet strives to advance diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Downbeat Magazine says it best: "top-notch chops, sensitive ears, and surprising guts."
"Bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent." – Cincinnati Enquirer
About Harlem Quartet
Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Their mission to share their passion with a wider audience has taken them around the world; from a 2009 performance at the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, to a highly successful tour of South Africa in 2012, and numerous venues in between. The musically versatile ensemble has performed with such distinguished artists as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Kavafian, Carter Brey, Fred Sherry, Misha Dichter, Jeremy Denk, and Paquito D'Rivera. The quartet also collaborated with jazz masters Chick Corea and Gary Burton on the album Hot House, a 2013 multi-Grammy Award winning release.
http://harlemquartet.com/