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...idea that Shostakovich was merely noisy is one of the misconceptions we're trying to destroy," says Fitzwilliam Violist Alan George, 32. The ensemble has been closely associated with Shostakovich's music since 1972, when the sick, aging composer came to York to hear the group perform his tightly organized, mournful Quartet No. 13. That meeting began a relationship that continued until the composer's death; Shostakovich sent the Fitzwilliam the scores of his 14th and 15th Quartets for their first performances outside the Soviet Union. Says First Violinist Christopher Rowland, 35: "He seemed very touched that...
Hundreds pass it every day, but only a handful have been inside, or even know what that small, elegant building between Widener and Lamont is called. Which is why Rodney Dennis, curator of manuscripts at the Houghton Library and amateur violist, decided to found a chamber music series...
...tickets are still available. The program, which is the same for both tonight's and tomorrow's concerts, is perhaps the most exciting the Beaux Arts Trio has ever presented at Harvard. It begins with the Haydn Trio No. 27 and the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1, with guest violist Samuel Rhodes. The group will then be joined by bassist Georg Hortnagel for a performance of the famous Schubert "Trout" quintet, an all-time favorite among chamber music lovers. Hortnagel is flying in from Munich just for this special occasion...
...orchestra has cancelled its December concert but will play the concerts slated for Spring 1980, although the performances may not follow the programs originally announced. Matthew F. Kennelly, a BSO violist, said yesterday...
...Principal cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony under André Previn, Rosen was elated by his second-time-around victory. "Before, I was examining the style of others," he said. "This time, I was much more intense, concentrated." He began playing the cello at six when his father, an amateur violist, and his mother, a pianist, started their son practicing in hopes of gaming an addition to their family chamber group. At 13, he made his debut with a symphony orchestra in Redlands, Calif., and began studying with Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky...