New Zealand String Quartet Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 3 p.m. NAS Auditorium 2100 C Street, NW Washington, DC Free. Photo ID required.
Acclaimed for its powerful communication, dramatic energy, and beauty of sound, the New Zealand String Quartet has distinguished itself internationally for its imaginative and unique programming, including cycles of composers’ music from Mozart to Berg, and the championing of works from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim. They have won praise for their versatility in performing with jazz artists and indigenous musicians as well as for their approach to the great classics of the quartet repertoire.
Program: Mendelssohn - String Quartet Opus 44 No. 1 in D Major Tan Dun - Eight Colors Gao Ping - Bright Light and Cloud Shadows Schumann - String Quartet in F Major Opus 41 No. 2

***** All concerts are free and open to the public. Doors to the auditorium open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Directions to the National Academy of Sciences For more information, email arts@nas.edu or call (202) 334-2436