String Quartet instrument stacked on top of each other
This week, two string quartets from the Music Institute of Chicago Academy play Haas, Dvořák, Brahms, Prokofiev, and a double helping of C major Haydn.
Some players have previously appeared on Introductions:
– Mingshi Xia and Simon Updegraff played with Trioscuro in September 2024
– Simon Updegraff additionally did a live solo recital in November 2023
– Lucy Wu has been broadcast in previous Academy chamber groups in November 2024 and in November 2024
– Additionally, Elle Cho is set to give a live recital on September 20, 2025.
Playlist
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird”:
IV. Finale, Rondo-Presto
Pavel Haas: String Quartet No. 2, “From the Monkey Mountains”:
IV. Finale, “Wild Night”, Vivace e con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34:
IV. Finale, Poco allegro
Porphyrion String Quartet:
Mingshi Xia and Sasha Varchenko, violins; Neena Agrawal, viola; Simon Updegraff, cello
Coached by Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff through the Music Institute of Chicago Academy.
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, “Emperor”:
I. Allegro
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1:
II. Romanze
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50:
I. Allegro
The Hemingway Quartet:
Romeo Vashishth, Elle Cho, Sebastian Manning, violins and viola; Lucy Wu, cello
Coached by Paul Zafer through the Music Institute of Chicago Academy.
