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Verdi and Sibelius Quartets

Name: Verdi and Sibelius Quartets
Start: 2026-05-03T17:00:00
Location: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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Does climate affect the way music is composed? Come find out for yourself in this unusual program juxtaposing works composed near earth’s 45th and 60th parallels, where temperatures and daylight hours differ dramatically. The Escher Quartet offers its signature performances of Verdi and Sibelius, while the indomitable duo of Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian provide bracing cold and soothing warmth.

Program

Enrique Granados - Romanza for Violin and Piano

Edvard Grieg - Violin Sonata No.3

Giuseppe Verdi - String Quartet

Composer

Jean Sibelius - String Quartet in D Minor

Participants

Alexander Sitkovetsky

Violin

Wu Qian

Piano

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center