2014-15 Repertoire

“Dynamic Duo”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
with SLSO principal clarinetist, Scott Andrews 

The Arianna Quartet launches the 2014-15 concert season with a monumental program, featuring two of the legendary works of the chamber repertoire, promising a night of unforgettable expression and emotional power.  The ASQ opens 2014 with the first of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Late String Quartets, the riveting Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.127, a tour de force quartet that set the tone for the master’s late period of composition. The evening concludes as the St. Louis Symphony’s brilliant principal clarinetist, Scott Andrews, joins the Arianna Quartet in what is sure to be an unforgettable performance of Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, Op.115.

“Beethoven and Klein”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K.370
Antal Doráti: Notturno and Capriccio for Oboe and String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Op.2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op.135 

Oboe virtuoso Alex Klein returns to St. Louis to join the Arianna Quartet in an evening of stirring chamber music for oboe and strings.  Maestro Klein will take the ASQ’s Touhill audience on a sonic journey through the expansive range of expression of the oboe, along the way, sharing the most beautiful playing in the world.  The Arianna Quartet closes the evening with Beethoven’s final string quartet, in which they ponder Beethoven’s enduring musical question, “Must it be?”  This promises to be one of the great concerts in St. Louis in 2014-15.

“Contemporary Beethoven”
Sofia Gubaidulina: String Quartet No.2 (1987)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Große Fuge, Op.133
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
with Einav Yarden, piano 

In an evening dedicated to experiencing contemporary sounds and musical languages that transcend time, the Arianna Quartet performs Sofia Gubaidulina’s profound Quartet No.2, Beethoven’s riveting Große Fuge, Op.133, and Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, joining forces with internationally acclaimed pianist Einav Yarden.  Based in Berlin, Germany, Ms. Yarden’s phenomenal performances have taken her to the most important stages in the world as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, and the ASQ looks forward to introducing this brilliant artist to St. Louis for the first time!  

“Bold New World”
Haydn: Quartet in F minor, Op.20 No.5
Bartok: String Quartet No. 5
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op.132

 In its season finale, the Arianna Quartet takes the stage for an evening of profound utterances by three of the giants of the world of music.  Daring to boldly send the traditions of Western classical music in new directions, these three quartets of Haydn, Bartok and Beethoven continue to resonate as eternal masterpieces, and achievements of the human spirit.  From Papa Haydn’s ingeniously innovative quartet Op. 20, No.5, through Beethoven’s ethereally inspired Op.132, to Bartok’s modern, folk-infused Fifth String Quartet, this promises to be a thrilling end to the ASQ’s 15th concert season in St. Louis.