Rescheduled! Parker Quartet, string quartet
Rescheduled to May 30, 2026! Tickets for original date are valid for this concert.
Sat, May 30, 2026 7:30 PM
Smith Theatre | Horowitz Center HCC
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Performance Information
The GRAMMY Award-winning Parker Quartet brings their celebrated "fearless, yet probingly beautiful" performance to CMM's stage. Their interpretation of Beethoven's taut, enigmatic Serioso Quartet reveals the revolutionary spirit that defined the First Viennese School. Paul Wiancko's Strange Beloved Land — written expressly for the Parker Quartet — offers a deeply personal tribute to the composer's late father, drawing its evocative title from a documentary about his travels in Romania. The program closes with Brahms's sunlit Third Quartet, a work of wit and warmth whose rhapsodic slow movement and folk-inflected finale showcase the ensemble's full expressive range. __ Pre-Concert Talk with Jonathan Palevsky at 6:30PM__
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Wiancko: Strange Beloved Land (written for Parker Quartet)
Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67
About The Artist
Daniel Chong, violin | Ken Hamao, violin | Jessica Bodner, viola | Kee-Hyun Kim, cello Internationally recognized for their “fearless, yet probingly beautiful” (The Strad) performances, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation, dedicated purely to the sound and depth of their music. They are renowned for their fresh and unique approach to the great classics while being passionate ambassadors for music of our time…
