Discover Great Chamber Music—The Alexander String Quartet
For four decades, the Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premiere ensembles. The award-winning quartet comes to Gualala Arts for a chamber music concert Sunday, February 20, at 4:00pm in Coleman Hall. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door (if available) which can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery and online at EventBrite.com.
Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the Alexander String Quartet’s recordings of the Beethoven cycle, and the Bartók and Shostakovich cycles have all won international critical acclaim. The quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through over 30 commissions from such composers as Jake Heggie, Cindy Cox, Augusta Read Thomas, Robert Greenberg, Martin Bresnick, César Cano, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Wayne Peterson.
The members of the Alexander String Quartet are David Samuel, viola; Zakarias Grafilo, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; and Sandy Wilson, cello. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door (if available,) and can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery, and online at EventBrite.com.
The February 20 concert performance is scheduled to include Dvorak: Bagatelles, Op. 47, Dvorak: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 34, and Dvorak: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87.
The Alexander String Quartet is a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble in Residence for San Francisco Performances and Directors of the Instructional Program for the Morrison Chamber Music Center in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. The Quartet’s annual calendar of concerts includes engagements at major halls throughout North America and Europe.
Gualala Arts Center is at 46501 Old State Highway, Gualala. Information is at (707) 884-1138 and at GualalaArts.org.
Please note: Masks are required and physical distancing will be maintained for all events, exhibits and activities at Gualala Arts. All attending are asked to please follow the guidelines inside Gualala Arts, including direction arrows, limits on the number of people per room, hand washing, face masks, etc.
"The intimacy of the music came through with enhanced power and poignancy in the Alexander quartet’s vibrant, probing, assured and aptly volatile performances." New York Times
