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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Death and the Maiden

You won't want to miss the last of this season's CMS concerts at Drew!

Schubert, ill and with death on his mind at the age of 28, wrote both the darkly tinged A minor and the famous "Death and the Maiden" quartets. Australian composer Brett Dean joins the Orion String Quartet for his Epitaphs, beautifully realized meditations on the passing of friends and colleagues.

Schubert
Quartet in A minor for Strings, D. 804, Op. 29 (1824)
Dean
Epitaphs for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello (2010)
Schubert
Quartet in D minor for Strings, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden" (1824)

Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)
Brett Dean, viola

The concert begins at 8:00 PM. Pre-concert chat begins at 7:15 PM.

Tickets
$55 Single
$45 Group of 10
$15 Educational (with current ID)

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