University of Connecticut
Jorgensen
Center for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road Unit 3104
Storrs, CT 06269-3104
www.jorgensen.uconn.edu
GERMANY’S AWARD-WINNING LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET
PLAYS CHAMBER CONCERT AT JORGENSEN
Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 3:00 pm / Concert Talk at 2:15 pm
Widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting string quartets in the international chamber music
scene today, Germany’s award-winning Leipzig String Quartet will take the Jorgensen stage on
Sunday, March 29 for a concert featuring the works of composers Borodin, Stravinsky, Wagner,
and Debussy. The performance, which takes place in the chamber setting at UConn’s Jorgensen
Center for the Performing Arts, begins at 3:00 pm, and will be preceded by a Concert Talk at 2:15
pm. Doors open at 2:00 pm.
Quick Reference
Classical Music Event
Leipzig String Quartet
Date
Sun, Mar 29, 3 pm
Place
Jorgensen Center
for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road
UConn campus, Storrs, CT
Tickets
$32, $28
Box Office
860.486.4226
Mon–Fri, 10 am–5 pm
The afternoon of unforgettable music will begin with Leipzig’s rendition of String Quartet No.
2 in D Major, a light and cheerful piece in four movements written by the Russian composer
Alexander Borodin in 1881 for his wife in celebration of the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary.
Following will be Igor Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String Quartet, a work composed in 1914
and described by one critic as “audaciously dissonant” yet “wonderfully enjoyable… like the
sound track to a particularly twisted video game.” Also on the program is Richard Wagner’s
gentle Albumblatt (für Cosima Wagner), a composition written for his wife Cosima, daughter of
Franz Liszt. The concert concludes with Premier quatuor in G Minor, Op. 10, composed by whole
tone scale exponent Claude Debussy. It is the maverick French composer’s first and only piece
written for string quartet.
Composed of members Stefan Arzberger on 1st violin, Tilman Büning on 2nd violin, Ivo Bauer
on viola, and Matthias Moosdorf on cello, the Leipzig String Quartet has won global recognition,
including the ARD International Competition in Munich (1991) as well as the Brüder-Busch
Award (1991) and the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (1992). Most recently, the
ensemble’s 2014 China tour was honored by multiple “Best Concert of the Year” nominations,
including Music Weekly’s “Best Concert of the Year” (1st Place - Chamber Music category), and
Damai.cn’s “Best Concert of the Year” (2nd Place- Chamber Music category).
For Immediate Release
Founded in 1988, the Quartet performs widely throughout Europe, Israel, Africa, Central and
South America, Australia, Japan, and Asia, and appears at a number of major music festivals.
The Quartet has made appearances in prominent venues such as Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully
Hall, Carnegie’s Recital Hall, and many others. With their sound described as “superbly
integrated” by The Washington Post, the Quartet’s nearly 90 recordings, spanning from Mozart
to Cage and including the complete works of Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Schubert
and the complete Second Viennese School, have been met with international critical acclaim,
earning the group such recognition as the “Diapason d’Or” and “Premios-CD-Compact” awards,
two nominations for the “Cannes Classical Award”, and the 1999, 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2012
“ECHO-Klassik” awards.
MEDIA CONTACT:
For more information please visit the Quartet’s Web site: www.leipzigquartet.com.
The Box Office window is also
open for walk-up ticket sales
90 minutes before showtime.
Anja Majcen
Senior Publicist
The PR Group
727-447-4992 x202
[email protected]
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus
in Storrs. Floor seating is $32, and seats in the mezzanine are $28.
For tickets and information, call the Box Office at 860.486.4226, Monday through Friday, 10 am
- 5 pm, and 90 minutes prior to events, or order online at jorgensen.uconn.edu. Convenient free
parking is included across the street in the North Garage.
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