The Daedalus Quartet

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The Cleveland Duo & James Umble - With Tango by Jessica & Gustavo Hornos
9/12/2009
Grammy nominated group of violin, piano & saxophone, sharing the stage with renowned Tango dancers, bringing passion and music to a new level.
Salmon Creek School Auditorium, Occidental

Daedalus Quartet
10/24/2009
A return of one of the finest ensembles around

Contrasts Quartet
11/14/2009
Exhilarating performances of old and new repertoire by clarinet, violin, cello & piano

École Royale
1/23/2009
Kraft, Kyme, Wilson, Morris playing period instruments for music as it is to be experienced.

Flanders Recorder Quartet
2/27/2010
Visiting virtuosos that breathe excitement back in to a simple instrument with a contagious enthusiasm.

Johannes String Quartet
3/20/2010
Four impressively gifted instrumentalists in their own right come together to form one of the great chamber music groups of our time.

SF Conservatory Trio
4/17/2009
Interpretive prowess and excellent musicianship from our own Bay Area scholars, Axel Strauss, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, and Jeffrey Sykes

Calefax Reed Quintet
5/1/2009
Five musicians arrange, recompose and interpret music from eight centuries in a fresh way to suit their unique constellation: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, bass clarinet, and saxophone.

Program and performance venue subject to change
All performances 8:00pm in the Occidental Church, except September 12, which is at the Salmon Creek School, Occidental

The Daedalus Quartet
A fresh and vital young participant in what is a
golden age of American string quartets.
—The New Yorker

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
Occidental Community Church, Occidental

Min-Young Kim, violin
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Jessica Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

In the nine years of its existence the Daedalus Quartet has received plaudits from critics and listeners alike for the security, technical finish, interpretive unity, and sheer gusto of its performances – and this in cannily selected repertoire ranging from the classicism of Haydn to the complexities of Elliott Carter. Polished and vigorous (The New York Times); a young quartet whose moment has arrived (The New York Sun); jet-propelled rockets of blistering virtuosity …the music rang gloriously (The Washington Post) With these performances, the Daedalus Quartet has established itself as a leader among the new generation of string ensembles.

Having hosted the Quartet before, we look forward to the return of this ensemble for their energy and wonderful insight in to the music. The performance of the Tower piece will be a special treat, with the program balanced out by Beethoven and Dvorak.

The award-winning members of the Daedalus Quartet hold degrees from the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, Cleveland Institute, and Harvard University. Brother and sister violinists Kyu-Young Kim and Min-Young Kim, who alternate on first violin and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan grew up in East Patchogue, Long Island; they met violist Jessica Thompson, a Minneapolis native, at the Marlboro Festival.

Listen to the Quartet HERE

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Concert Program
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in F, Op. 74 “Harp”
Joan Tower: Night Fields
Dvorak: String Quartet No 11 in C, Op. 61

General $25 – Full-time Students $10 – Member discount $2

for the Daedalus Quartett at Brown Paper Tickets

Tickets also available through Handgoods in Occidental, or by calling for placement on the will call list, or at the door if the show is not sold out. We begin selling will call tickets that have not been picked up at 7:45pm.