“Such was their ferocity on Saturday night that the instruments almost burst into flames… the Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet… wonderful, selfless music making." - The Times (London)
Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim, receiving numerous awards and honors, including the Royal Philharmonic Award (U.K) for Most Outstanding Debut. The Quartet is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
The Seven Last Words of Christ
by Franz Joseph Haydn with poetry by Mark Strand
*Special pre-concert lecture by Dr. Robert Waters, Assistant Professor of Music History at Seton Hall University and former music critic of the Washington Post
Official website of The Brentano String Quartet
The Brentano String Quartet performs Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80, by Felix Mendelssohn