Shanghai Quartet

“These are virtuoso performers of the highest level. They have a style that can best be described as edge of your seat. The technical ability of this ensemble is extraordinary… The Shanghai Quartet was a delight.” – Washington Post

PROGRAM

Three Novelettes for String Quartet | Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Andante moderato
Presto – Allegretto – Moderato
Allegro vivo

String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947)

Allegro vivace assai
Allegro assai
Adagio
Finale: Allegro molto

INTERMISSION

String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27 | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Un poco andante – Allegro molto ed agitato
Romanze: Andantino
Intermezzo: Allegro molto marcato – Piu vivo e scherzando
Finale: Lento – Presto al saltarello

Weigang Li, violin; Yi-Wen Jiang, violin; Honggang Li, viola; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello