FEATURING
Jason Vieaux, guitar
“…perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” – NPR
“They are clearly one of the finest quartets of their generation.” – BBC Music Magazine, September 2014
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
| Hugo Wolf | Italian Serenade for string quartet | Program Notes |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 | Program Notes |
| Luigi Boccherini | Quintet in D for guitar and string | Program Notes |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Suite in E minor, BWV 996 for solo guitar | Program Notes |
| Francisco Tárrega | Capricho árabe for solo guitar | Program Notes |
| Alan Jay Kernis | 100 Great Dance Hits for guitar and string quartet | Program Notes |
Our gala opener on September 25 will have you dancing in the aisles. Grammy Award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux will collaborate with the stellar Escher String Quartet in an exuberant international mix. The afternoon will journey from Hugo Wolf’s buoyant Italian Serenade to Luigi Boccherini’s sizzling Fandango, reaching a toe-tapping climax with Alan Jay Kernis’s irrepressible 100 Greatest Dance Hits for Guitar and String Quartet.