The combined forces of the Vermeer and Arianna String Quartets present a single work on today’s program, the Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op.20 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts.
Vermeer Quartet
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Mathias Tacke, violin; Richard Young, viola; Nicole Johnson, cello
Arianna String Quartet
John McGrosso, violin; Julia Sakharova, violin; Joanna Mendoza, viola; Kurt Baldwin, cello