Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami. May 5, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Known for its elegant performances, the Cypress String Quartet has been praised by Gramophone for its artistry of uncommon insight and cohesion, and its sound has been called beautifully proportioned and powerful by The Washington Post.
The Cypress, formed in 1996, maintains a busy national and international tour schedule, making appearances on concert series and in venues including Cal Performances, Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Stanford Lively Arts, Krannert Center and Ravinia Festival. Their collaborators include artists such as Leon Fleisher, Jon Nakamatsu, Awadagin Pratt, Gary Hoffman, Atar Arad, James Dunham, and Zuill Bailey. The ensemble is a vibrant member of the San Francisco arts community and dedicates itself to reflecting and enriching the city’s cultural landscape.
The Cypress Quartet members received degrees from many of the world’s finest conservatories before coming together as a quartet. These include The Juilliard School, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal College of Music (London), The Cleveland Institute of Music, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After a residency at the Banff Centre and a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Quartet Studies of the Aspen Music Festival, the Quartet coached intensively in London with the Amadeus Quartet. Cypress members count the Cleveland and Juilliard Quartets as some of their greatest influences.
The members of the Cypress Quartet play exceptional instruments including violins by Antonio Stradivarius (1681) and Carlos Bergonzi (1733), a viola by Vittorio Bellarosa (1947), and a cello by Hieronymus Amati II (1701). The Cypress Quartet takes its name from the set of twelve love songs for string quartet, The Cypresses, by Antonin Dvorak (part of which will be played on May 5, 2013).
Their program includes Selections from the Cypresses, B152 by Dvorak • String Quartet in C, K.465 (Dissonance) by Mozart. After intermission, String Quartet in F, Op. 59 #1 by Beethoven.
Tickets are $35 for general admission, $30 for seniors, $10 for students and can be purchased by phone at 305.271.7150 or online at www.sundaymusicals.org.
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
305.271.7150
www.sundaymusicals.org
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