With their choice to perform on period instruments, string quartet Quatuor Mosaïques brings a distinctive quality to the Society’s chamber presentations. The program delves into the Viennese Classical period with a youthful vitality, featuring early works by Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, whose lives were intertwined as teacher, student and torchbearer.

Founded in 1985 by four members of Austria’s leading Baroque music ensemble Concentus Musicus Wien, Quatuor Mosaïques has won numerous prizes, including the Diapason d'Or, the Choc du Monde de la Musique, and a Gramophone Award. In 2006, Quatuor Mosaïques was invited to Spain to perform for King Juan Carlos I, using the monarch’s personal collection of Stradivari instruments. 

Concert generously sponsored by Mr. Sam B. Ersan

Program
HAYDN: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2
SCHUBERT: String Quartet in E-flat major, No. 10, D.87
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, No. 2