Surreal Sound 2023-24
Escher String Quartet
Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00 pm
Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet makes its home in New York, where it serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Mendelssohn, Bartok, Ravel
PREVIOUS CONCERTS
Miró Quartet
Sunday, October 1, 2023, 3:00 pm
One of America’s most celebrated string quartets, Miró has spent 25 years performing a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the string quartet while looking forward to the future of chamber music.
Dvorák, Schubert, Shaw, Brahms
Modigliani Quartet
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 3:00 pm
Recognized as one of today’s most sought-after quartets, the Paris-based Modigliani Quartet combines a youthful energy and witty playfulness with elegance and style.
Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Beethoven
Chanticleer
Sunday, January 21, 2024, 3:00 pm
The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity.
Esmé Quartet with Yekwon Sunwoo
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 3:00 pm
Esmé – borrowed from an old French word meaning ‘being loved‘ – is a German-based group, comprised of four Korean musicians who share a passion for music, the arts, and life. The Quartet is joined by pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, Gold Medalist at the fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Korngold, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Brahms
Le Consort
Sunday, March 3, 2024, 7:00 pm
Formed in Paris in 2015, Le Consort is dedicated to Baroque music and the genre of the trio sonata. The ensemble focuses on interpreting music with enthusiasm, sincerity, and modernity. Made up of two violins, a cello, a harpsichord, and featuring rising Baroque star Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Le Consort is considered “one of the major players on the French baroque scene” (Diapason).
Vivaldi, Reali, Corelli, Rameau, Dandrieu, Veracini, Eccles, Purcell, Bach
TICKET INFORMATION
Online: ticket.uoregon.edu/events
In Person: Room #003 on the Ground Floor of the Erb Memorial Union (EMU), which is located on the corner of E 13th Ave and University St.
GPS-friendly address: 1395 University St, Eugene, OR 97403
By Phone: 541-346-4363
Artists, dates, times, and venues are subject to change.