Ensemble praised for its intimate performances to play at Riverside Recital Hall
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Written by: Katie Van Acker

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present the Brentano String Quartet on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Riverside Recital Hall (405 N. Riverside Drive) in Iowa City. The concert is a collaboration with the UI String Quartet Residency Program.

The quartet consists of violist Misha Amory, violinist Serena Canin, cellist Nina Lee, and violinist Mark Steinberg. Previously the quartet-in-residence at Princeton, the ensemble now holds the same position at Yale.

Critic Alex Ross calls the Brentano String Quartet “one of America’s finest, brainiest young quartets” while the New York Times notes that the quartet’s music making is “private, delicate, and fresh," and that "by its very intimacy and importance it seizes attention.”

The program will include fugues by J.S. Bach, Britten’s Quartet No. 3, and Brahms’s Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 67.

As part of the UI String Quartet Residency Program, the quartet will be in residence Oct. 12–17, participating in a variety of public events. Details about the residency can be found at uisqrp.wordpress.com.

This performance by the Brentano String Quartet is supported by the Hancher Partners and gifts to the Hancher Circle through the University of Iowa Foundation, with further support from the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Program.

Tickets are $35 ($31 for senior citizens; $10 for college student and youth) and are available from the Hancher Box Office. Located in the south end of the Old Capitol Town Center's first floor (near the parking ramp), the Hancher Box Office is open for phone (319-335-1160 or 800-HANCHER) or walk-up business from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Tickets may be ordered online at hancher.uiowa.edu. Any remaining tickets will be available for sale one hour before show time at Riverside Recital Hall.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Hancher Box Office in advance at 319-335-1158.