Feb. 13- Artist Series: Vega String Quartet

2/13/2012
8:00 p.m.

$15 Adults, $10 students, Free with Lipscomb ID

The Vega String Quartet, quartet-in-residence, at Emory University, is on the cutting edge of the new generation of chamber music ensembles. After the Vega made its Lincoln Center debut in 2001 the NewYork Times raved about its “playing that had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the listener along . . . the musicians took real risks in their music making . . . ”

At Lipscomb, the quartet will perform String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421, by Mozart and “Thirteen Fiddle Tunes for String Quartet (2009)” by David Kirland Garner. Lipscomb University’s Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Piano Jerome A. Reed, will join them for a performance of Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34.

Other recent engagements include performances in Brussels, Paris, Cologne, Mexico City, New York, Tokyo, Vancouver, and Atlanta. The quartet is a favorite at numerous music festivals including Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Rockport, San Miguel de Allende, Highlands-Cashiers, Musicorda, Kingston, and SummerFest La Jolla among others.

In New York, the Vega has appeared at Weill Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on the Bargemusic Series. The Vega has also appeared at Duke Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, London.

The quartet captured four of the top six prizes at the 1999 Bordeaux String Quartet Competition as well as top prizes at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Carmel Chamber Music Competition, and the National Society of Arts and Letters String Quartet Competition.

Concerts are open to the public and free unless noted. Performances are subject to change. For additional information, contact the Lipscomb University Department of Music at 1.800.333.4358, ext. 5932 or 615.966.5932.