National Gallery of Art: Vega String Quartet with William Ransom, piano
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- Emily Daggett Smith, violin
- Jessica Shuang Wu, violin
- Joseph Skerik, viola
- Guang Wang, cello
- William Ransom, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Meditate to the music of Mozart and the art of Rothko. World-renowned artist Mark Rothko, an adamant admirer of Mozart, famously said "I became a painter because I wanted to raise painting to the level of poignancy of music and poetry." Through harmony and balance, Mozart's music exemplifies Rothko's ideal of the simple expression of the complex thought.
The award-winning Vega Quartet, Quartet in Residence at Emory University, and pianist William Ransom, Artistic Director of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, perform chamber music by Mozart, featuring the String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 458, "The Hunt" and Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478.
About Vega Quartet
The Vega String Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at Emory University, is cultivating a new generation of chamber music lovers through dynamic performances and innovative community engagement. The New York Times raved that "[the Quartet’s] playing had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the listener along…the musicians took real risks in their music making" and the L.A. Times praised their "triumphant L.A. debut". They concertize both nationally and internationally. The Quartet's major performing projects at Emory have included performing the complete cycle of Beethoven quartets, as well as pairing Bach’s complete works for solo violin, viola, and cello with the six Bartók quartets. They have also developed a series of "Jazz Meets Classics" programs, bringing the two genres together.
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