Music at Mechanics’, in partnership with Music at Kohl Mansion, welcomes the Aris Quartet for a beautiful night of music in our historic library space. Expressive, dynamic, spectacular – the Aris Quartet has been at home on international stages for more than a decade. With its unmistakable sound, it has long been known as one of the world’s top-rank chamber music ensembles. Featuring Anna Katharina Wildermuth on violin, Noemi Zipperling on violin, Caspar Vinzens on viola, and Lukas Sieber on cello. Attendees will have the chance to meet the musicians during a reception held after the program.
Selections will be played from the following program:
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12
Erwin Schulhoff
Five Pieces for String Quartet
Lukas Ligeti
String Quartet No. 4, “Neostasis,” dedicated to the Aris Quartet; U.S. premiere
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
String Quartet in E-flat Major, H. 277
Photos and/or video may be taken at the event.
About the Aris Quartet
Photo credit Sophie Wolter
The Aris Quartet has performed in venues including London's Wigmore Hall, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Herbst Theatre San Francisco, and the Philharmonie de Paris. Their choice of chamber music partners is exceptional: Christiane Karg, Tabea Zimmermann, Daniel Müller-Schott, Eckart Runge, Kit Armstrong and Nils Mönkemeyer. The ensemble also devotes itself to cross-genre projects, including with the jazz pianist Omer Klein. From the very beginning, the musicians have also placed a special focus on contemporary music. Composers such as Lukas Ligeti, Gerald Resch, Misato Mochizuki, and Pierre Dominique Ponnelle have entrusted the Quartet with world premieres of their works.
Founded in Frankfurt am Main in 2009, the Aris Quartet, one of whose most important mentors has been Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartet), continues to perform to this day in an unchanged format. The ensemble’s success is no coincidence: having earned numerous first prizes at prestigious competitions, the Aris Quartet quickly achieved its international breakthrough. The musicians have also been honored as ECHO Rising Stars by the European Concert Hall Organisation, were among the BBC's New Generation Artists, and have won five awards at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich.
In addition to regular appearances on radio and television, the Aris Quartet has already released six CD productions that have received considerable acclaim from critics. Further releases on Deutsche Grammophon and STAGE+ will follow in 2023 and 2024.
Tickets can be purchased online below, or onsite in Office 406 during the following box office hours:
Monday: 10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 1 pm to 6 pm
Thursday: 12 pm to 4 pm
Friday: 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday: Closed
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