Category: Upcoming Events

  • This Saturday — “Their Finest Hour”

    This Saturday marks the second San Francisco Performances Saturday Series concert in the The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries series, and is marked “Their Finest Hour.” Saturday December 14, 2013 10:00 am Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries San Francisco Performances Inc. St. John’s Presbyterian Church Berkeley, California Tel:…

  • San Francisco Performances Saturday Series Kicks off this Weekend!

    The 2013-14 Saturday Series presented by San Francisco Performances kicks off this weekend as the Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg once again present, “The String Quartet at a Time of War: Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries.” Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00 am Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries San Francisco Performances Inc. St. John’s Presbyterian…

  • Anniversaries and Discoveries — Paul Yarbrough

    The best thing about anniversaries is the opportunity for discovery they provide. When we decided to honor Benjamin Britten’s centennial year with a survey of his works for string quartet, I was already an admirer of the great English composer. In the early 80’s, as an extra at the Metropolitan Opera, I had the unforgettable…

  • Celebrating Britten’s Centennial at Baruch College — Sandy Wilson

    The Alexander String Quartet has just wrapped another wonderful week in New York, teaching twenty one classes at Baruch College in NYC. Reminiscing a little this afternoon during our performance in the College’s justly revered Engelman Recital Hall in the Baruch Performing Arts Center, we contemplated a few statistics: As we begin our 28th year…

  • ASQ Goes for Baruch this Week!

    The ASQ has two concerts at Baruch College this week, including a performance of Britten’s String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 during the Britten Centennial celebrations!   Thursday November 21, 2013 2:45 pm Aaron Silberman Concert Series Baruch College, City University of New York Engelman Recital Hall New York, New York Tel: (646) 312-4056 Web: www.baruch.cuny.edu/…

  • Weekend in New York

    The ASQ has a big weekend in New York with performances at Baruch College, Arts on the Lake, and the Sid Singer Concert Series, and guest artists for two of the concerts! Get all of the information below: Friday November 15, 2013 7:30 pm Baruch Performing Arts Center  Baruch College, City University of New York…

  • Preview This Weekend’s Concerts with Joyce Yang

    Get a preview of this weekend’s performances of the Brahms Piano Quintet F Minor, Op. 34 in the following video from our recording sessions with Joyce Yang! Friday November 8, 2013 1:00 pm School of Music & Dance San Francisco State University Knuth Hall San Francisco, California Tel: (415) 338-1111 Web: creativestate.sfsu.edu/events/ Program: Brahms Piano Quintet…

  • The ASQ Meets Joyce Yang — And They Said It Wouldn’t Last

    Our dear friends, Sid and Shirley Singer, had been telling us for some time about a marvelous pianist we would love playing with named Joyce Yang. We heard great things about her fabulous playing from various friends who’d heard her in various festivals around the world. “She’s young, energetic and has a great sense of…

  • Next Concert — ASQ and Joyce Yang: Brahms Preview

    The next ASQ concert will feature a preview of our 2014 Foghorn Classics release with pianist Joyce Yang! Friday November 8, 2013 1:00 pm School of Music & Dance San Francisco State University Knuth Hall San Francisco, CaliforniaTel: (415) 338-1111 Web: musicdance.sfsu.edu/ Program: Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 with pianist, Joyce Yang

  • ASQ Plays Kodály this Sunday at SFMUSIC DAY!

    Come out to the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music’s SFMUSIC DAY as the ASQ closes out Sunday’s first session with the Kodály Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 at Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall! About SFMUSIC DAY Enjoy live music in a setting full of energy and freedom, à la San Francisco. Explore Latin American…

  • Meet David Shifrin

    Sunday, September 29th, the Alexander String Quartet joins renowned clarinettist, David Shifrin to open up the 2013-14 Morrison Artists Series at San Francisco State University! Meet this legend of the clarinet: David Shifrin One of only two wind players to have been awarded the Avery Fisher Prize since the award’s inception in 1974, Mr. Shifrin…

  • The 2013-14 Season is Here!

    The ASQ’s 2013-14 Season is now available on www.asq4.com! Have a look, get your tickets, and let us know when and where we’ll see you! September Schedule: Monday September 16, 2013 7:30 pm Rossmoor Chamber Music Society Gateway Clubhouse Fireside Room Walnut Creek, California Tel: (925) 979-0870 Web: www.rossmoornews.com/ Program: Mozart Quartet in D Major, KV…

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