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Dmitri Shostakovich: The Complete String Quartets: Lafayette String Quartet
The Lafayette Quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary with the complete cycle of...
In-Person Event
Wed. February 8th 2017 + Add to Calendar
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic)
8:00pm
Tickets $25 / 5 concert festival pass $100 (only available in person or by phone)
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Physical tickets at: UVic Ticket Centre 250-721- 8480
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The Lafayette Quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary with the complete cycle of Shostakovich's 15 String Quartets. The cycle will be presented in 5 concerts along with pre-concert talks and lectures by visiting scholars. Journey through Shostakovich’s life as experienced through his string quartets — from the optimism of the first to the desolation and hopelessness of his final quartet. This cycle documents Shostakovich’s creative life and spans his compositional career from the late 1930s until his death in 1975. The Lafayette String Quartet will share its special heritage with these works as received from their mentor, violinist Rostislav Dubinsky, who knew and worked closely with Shostakovich. Pre-concert talks at 7PM by Michelle Assay (Université Paris-Sorbonne), David... more...Venue
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Uvic)
MacLaurin B-Wing, University of Victoria Victoria BC
Administrative/Mailing Address
School of Music
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Canada
V8P 5C2
Administrative/Mailing Address
School of Music
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Canada
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