BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:293@1718.ucla.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191208T160000 DTSTAMP:20200807T180322Z URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/2019_rolston-string-quartet/ SUMMARY:Rolston String Quartet DESCRIPTION:Chamber Music at the Clark concert seating is determined via l ottery. The booking-by-lottery entry form for Rolston String Quartet conce rt seats posts here on Thursday\, October 10\, 2019. Lottery registration closes Thursday\, October 31\, 2019.\n\nLearn more about the booking-by-l ottery system for securing Chamber Music at the Clark seats.\n\nRolston String Quartet\n\nLuri Lee\, violin\nEmily Kruspe\, violin\nHezekiah Leun g\, viola\nJonathan Lo\, cello\n\nCanada’s Rolston String Quartet was th e 2018 recipient of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber M usic America\, they were the first international ensemble chosen for the a ward. In 2016 they earned First Prize at the 12th Banff International Stri ng Quartet Competition. Other prizes that year include the Astral’s Nati onal Auditions\, Grand Prize at the 31st Chamber Music Yellow Springs Comp etition\, the 2016 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition\, and the inaugural M-Prize competition. Amidst this year of success they were named among CBC Radio’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30. ”\n\nThe Quartet’s Banff win took them on an international tour coveri ng Germany\, Italy\, Austria\, Canada\, and the United States. As website Ludwig van Toronto states\, “they performed with a maturity and cohesion rivaling the best string quartets in the world.” During the the 2017– 18 season they passed the 100-concert milestone with performances througho ut Canada\, the United States\, Germany\, Brussels\, Italy\, and Israel. H ighlights for the 2018–19 season include debut performances at Carnegie Hall\, Freer Gallery\, Wigmore Hall\, Chamber Music Houston\, in addition to two major tours in Canada and three European tours.\n\nRolston String Q uartet began their two-year term as the Yale School of Music’s Fellowshi p Quartet-in-Residence in the fall of 2017. They have also served as the G raduate Quartet-in-Residence at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Mus ic\, and have participated in residencies and fellowships at the Académie musicale de Villecroze\, Aspen Music Festival\, Banff Centre\, McGill Int ernational String Quartet Academy\, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival\, Rober t Mann String Quartet Institute\, St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar\, an d the Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Festival.\n\nThe Quartet’s notable co llaborations include performances with Andrés Díaz\, Gilbert Kalish\, Ma rk Morris\, Arthur Rowe\, Robert McDonald\, Donald Palma\, Jon Kimura Park er\, and Miguel da Silva. They have worked with songwriter Kishi Bashi\, a nd composers John Luther Adams and Brian Current. Primary mentors include the Brentano Quartet\, James Dunham\, Norman Fischer\, and Kenneth Goldsmi th\, and the quartet has received additional guidance from the St. Lawrenc e String Quartet\, Barry Shiffman\, Miguel da Silva\, and Alastair Tait.\n \nThe Rolston String Quartet–Luri Lee (violin)\, Hezekiah Leung (viola)\ , Jonathan Lo (cello)\, and new member as of spring 2018 Emily Kruspe (vio lin)–was formed in the summer of 2013 at the Banff Centre for Arts and C reativity's Chamber Music Residency. They take their name from Canadian vi olinist Thomas Rolston\, founder and long-time director of the Music and S ound Programs at the Banff Centre.\n\nLuri Lee plays a Carlo Tononi violin \, generously on loan from Shauna Rolston Shaw. Emily Kruspe plays a 1900 Stefano Scarampella violin\, generously on loan from the Canada Council fo r the Arts Musical Instrument Bank. The Rolston String Quartet is endorsed by Jargar Strings of Denmark.\n\nhttp://www.rolstonstringquartet.com/\n\n The Rolston String Quartet is represented by Andrew Kwan Artists Managemen t Inc.: http://andrewkwanartists.com\n\n\n\nProgram\n\nWolfgang Amadeus Mo zart (1756–1791)\nString Quartet No. 19 in C Major\, “Dissonance”\, k. 465\nAdagio–Allegro\nAndante cantabile\nMenuetto: Allegro\nAllegro mo lto\nErwin Schulhoff (1894–1942)\nFünf Stücke für Streichquartett (Fi ve Pieces for String Quartet)\nAlla Valse Viennese: Allegro\nAlla Serenata : Allegretto con moto\nAlla Czeca: Molto Allegro\nAlla Tango: Andante\nAll a Tarantella: Prestissimo con fuoco\nIntermission\n\nLudwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)\nString Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major\, op. 130\nAdagio ma non troppo\; Allegro\nPresto\nAndante con moto\, ma non troppo\nAlla danza tedesca: Allegro assai\nCavatina: Adagio molto espressivo\nGrosse Fuge ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://1718.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09 /Rolston_String_Quartet_4-_website.jpg CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street \, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States GEO:34.033012;-118.314487 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UC LA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library:geo:34.033012,-118.314487 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR