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Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 6:00PMGet Tickets
The String Quartet Across Three Centuries
A part of the Juilliard Extension program
Rosen House Music Room
Tickets: $85
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Overview
Few musical genres have proven as adaptable, resilient, and expressive as the string quartet. Spanning works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, and contemporary composer Reena Esmail, this lecture traces the remarkable journey of the quartet from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day. Participants will explore how successive generations of composers expanded the possibilities of the genre while maintaining a dialogue with tradition. Particular attention will be given to questions of cultural exchange, national identity, and musical inheritance, revealing how the string quartet continues to serve as a meeting place for history, innovation, and artistic imagination.
Featured Concert Repertoire to be Explored:
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, H.III:32
Reena Esmail: New Work (New York Premiere)
Dvořák: Selections from Echo of Songs
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Taught by Julliard faculty and cellist Mitchell Lyon.
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At the heart of the historic Rosen House, the Music Room is a soaring yet intimate space used for chamber music, recitals, American roots music and jazz performances, as well as lectures and Caramoor's popular Afternoon Teas. You’ll find yourself surrounded with Renaissance furniture, stained glass windows and architectural elements the Rosens collected and installed in this unique space. Only covered beverages are permitted inside during performances.
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The String Quartet Across Three CenturiesWed, Mar 24, 2027, 6:00PMGet Tickets
