Shanghai Quartet

This concert is in honor of Eugenia Zukerman, flutist and outgoing Artistic Director of Clarion Concerts

Program:
Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4
Zhou Long: Selections from Eight Folk Songs
Grieg: Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27

Weigang Li, violin
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
Honggang Li, viola
Nicholas Tzavaras, Cello

“Utterly sublime.” New York Times

Over the past 40 years, the Shanghai Quartet has become one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles. The Shanghai’s elegant style, impressive technique, and emotional breadth allows the quartet to move seamlessly between masterpieces of Western music, traditional Chinese folk music, and cutting-edge contemporary works. Formed at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983 soon after the end of China’s harrowing Cultural Revolution, the quartet is now based in the U.S. while maintaining a robust touring schedule at leading chamber-music series throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.