Midtown Concerts: NEMA a4 – Death & the Maiden
Free
- Manami Mizumoto, violin
- Edson Scheid, violin
- Andrew Gonzalez, viola
- Nathan Whittaker, cello
In 1824 Franz Schubert was staring down his own mortality, but what he saw back was anything but morose. The result was his seminal "Death and the Maiden" string quartet, full of energy and beauty, delicacy and ferocity, and ultimately a life-affirming search for the human condition.
Four of New York City's most beloved historical string specialists, Manami Mizumoto, Edson Scheid, Andrew Gonzalez, and Nathan Whittaker have collectively performed on some of North America and Europe’s most prestigious stages. They are excited to join forces to present this pillar of the chamber music repertoire on gut strings and period bows, the way Schubert would have envisioned it.
About Edson Scheid, violin
Edson Scheid has been praised for his "polished playing" (The Strad), and for being a "virtuoso violinist" (The Boston Globe). A native of Brazil, he is based in New York and frequently tours the world with ensembles including Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d'Oro. He holds degrees from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, Yale University, and the Juilliard School. After performing the complete Paganini Caprices last season at Midtown Concerts, Edson returns this season, performing works recorded in 2019 on an album under the Centaur Label to critical acclaim.
https://www.edsonscheid.com/About Andrew Gonzalez, viola
About Nathan Whittaker, cello
Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a unique and diverse career as a concert soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is the Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a concert series of chamber music on period instruments, and regularly performs with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, El Mundo, Fort Greene Chamber Music Society, The Sebastians, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Recent appearances include the Caramoor Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Festival, Vancouver Bach Festival, Pacific Baroque Festival, Helicon Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ottawa ChamberFest, the Boston Early Music Festival, and as a guest lecturer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. He has served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts. He can be heard on recordings by ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as live broadcasts by NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Washington and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a cello of Mario Gadda from 1957, and a baroque cello of Johann Christian Ficker II from c. 1770.
https://www.nathanhwhittaker.com/St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church – The Actors' Chapel
239 W 49th StNew York, NY 10019
United States