Violinist

The Alexander String Quartet, having just celebrated its 40th anniversary, has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles and a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco. The quartet has served since 1989 as Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances and Directors of The Morrison Chamber Music Center Instructional Program at San Francisco State University. They have established themselves as important advocates of new music, commissioning dozens of works from composers including Jake Heggie, Cindy Cox, Augusta Read Thomas, Robert Greenberg, Cesar Cano, Tarik O’Regan, Paul Siskind, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Wayne Peterson. Samuel Carl Adams’s “Quintet with Pillars” was premiered and has been widely performed across the U.S. by the Alexander with pianist Joyce Yang. The ASQ’s distinguished discography of Mozart, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Dvořák and Mahler songs now includes a veritable Brahms compendium with a recording of the three string quartets, plus a recently re-recorded Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2, transcribed by Zakarias Grafilo.

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Alexander String Quartet

Kohl Mansion

A happy habit for a generation of San Francisco Performances concertgoers devoted to spending Saturday mornings with great music and fun, informative commentary. Deftly placed into compelling context by Robert Greenberg, our music historian-in-residence, each program features complete works performed by the Alexander String Quartet.
This season, the five look back 100 years to the tumultuous social and political era of the early 20th century—times not unlike our own—and explore enduring works of the great music it produced. Programs will include works by Debussy, Ravel, Webern, Schoenberg, Sibelius, Bartók, Elgar, and Vaughan Williams.

Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg | Host

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Berkeley Chamber Performances is excited to welcome the Alexander String Quartet back to our series on November 1. “This is a group deep in its element, firm in its stride.” LA Times.

Berkeley City Club

A great way to spend a Saturday morning! The beloved and famed Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg explore the chamber music of Antonin Dvořák. These popular and casual concerts combine complete performances with commentary on the composer, his life, times and music bringing depth, insight and humor to the context.  No 19th-century composer wrote chamber music more joyful and melodically brilliant, or more accessible than the Bohemian born Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904). His work is remarkable for its straightforward expressive content, humor, grace and technical polish.

Frederick Lifsitz

Violinist

Events

May 7, 2023

Alexander String Quartet · Music At Kohl Mansion

Mar 11, 2023

Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg | Host · San Francisco Performances

Feb 18, 2023

Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg | Host · San Francisco Performances

Nov 1, 2022

Alexander String Quartet · Berkeley Chamber Performances

Jan 22 - Apr 30, 2022

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg, Host & Lecturer · San Francisco Performances

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