ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET with JEREMY DENK, PIANO

“Franck's F Minor Piano Quintet...was awash in vibrant emotion, and the bustling finale found the players collaborating with splendid responsiveness.” —San Francisco Chronicle

Internationally hailed for emotionally charged, brilliant music making, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Stanford's ensemble-in-residence, takes audiences on thoughtful and exciting musical journeys. Its popular Sundays with the St. Lawrence series opens with a powerful and passionate program that includes Debussy's rich and poetic Quartet in G Minor and Osvaldo Golijov's Yiddishbbuk, an explosive reflection on the Holocaust. Acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk shares the stage for Franck's Piano Quintet. Geoff Nuttall, violin; Barry Shiffman, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello.

PROGRAM Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, op. 10; Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbbuk: Inscriptions for String Quartet (1992); César Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor

PRE-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION 1:15 PM The Sound of Color: Chamber Music of the Impressionists

Led by Geoff Nuttall

Enjoy two more Sundays with the St. Lawrence concerts on February 12 and April 23.