Music from the 92nd Street Y: Tokyo String Quartet, Part Two

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall. In this program, the Tokyo String Quartet returns for two Viennese masterworks, and pianist Marc-André Hamelin offers some French impressions for contrast.

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Tokyo String Quartet
        Martin Beaver, violin
        Kikuei Ikeda, violin
        Kazuhide Isomura, viola
        Clive Greensmith, cello

MAHLER: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor
        Tokyo String Quartet
        Reiko Uchida, piano
        Performance date: Sat, May 7, 2005

SCHOENBERG: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
        Tokyo String Quartet
        Amy Burton, soprano
        Performance date: Sat, May 7, 2005

DEBUSSY: Feux d'artifice from Préludes, Book 2
        Marc-André Hamelin, piano
        Performance date: Wed, Mar 28, 2007

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