Spektral Quartet at Hertz Hall, February 13, 2022

Spektral Quartet at Hertz Hall, February 13, 2022

Cal Performances presents Spektral Quartet
Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall
U.C. Berkeley, 101 Cross-Sproul Path, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, February 13, 2022

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2022 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2022 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

Tentative Program

Philip Glass (b.1937): : String Quartet No. 2, Company;
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, Rosamunde;
Samuel Carl Adams (b. 1985): Current (World Premiere, Cal Performances Co-commission)

Set One

[3:02 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}
[3:51 PM] {set ends}

Set Two

[4:01 PM] {lights down, performers out}
[4:42 PM] {show ends, no encore}

Performers

Spektral Quartet

Doyle Armbrust: viola;
Maeve Feinberg: violin;
Clara Lyon: violin;
Russell Rolen: cello. ## Notes

First set is terrific. I love Glass, and today's offering was performed quite well. The second half offering of Schubert contrasted sharply: a stone classic against the modern pulse of the Glass work. I liked them both, and I thought the pairing was good programming.

Set Two was quite untraditional: to begin, the stage was set with four snare drums, activated by small speakers, triggered by the members of the quartet.

Whoa! This section is incomplete for now, sorry!

Program Notes or program notes

SCA has a synopsis of his work online too.

Joshua Kosman posted a complimentary review of the second set with the SF Chronicle Datebook.

Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!