Violinist

The Meridian String Quartet presents a pair of 20th-century chamber works by Hungarian composers and close friends Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. Kodály was passionate about preserving his heritage, and his String Serenade for two violins and viola is typical of his style: a blend of folk inspirations and modern harmonies, wrapped in a classical trio form. Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 is a modern masterpiece, representing a mellowing of the composer’s style by reducing dissonant sounds and increasing rich harmonies.

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Meridian String Quartet

Kehrein Center for the Arts

The Wabash Avenue Music Collective presents a program characterized by strings but fortified by moments for clarinet and voice. Haydn’s String Quartet in D Minor, famous for its opening fifths, casts a melancholy spell, highlighting the expressive range of the strings. Mozart’s Quintet is a masterfully integrated chamber work in which individual strings occasionally sing out from center stage above the harmonious blend created by the clarinet. Featuring mezzo-soprano Sara Dailey in this performance, Raimi’s Runagate Runagate allows the human voice to do the same.

Kozue Funakoshi

Violinist

Events

Past events

Mar 19, 2024

Meridian String Quartet · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

May 21, 2023

The Wabash Avenue Music Collective · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in String Quartet No. 5 by Bartók

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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