Centrum is proud to welcome the Borromeo String Quartet to Port Townsend on June 26 and June 27.
Since their explosive debut in 1989, the critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet has become one of the most sought after string quartets in the world, performing over 100 concerts of classical and contemporary literature across three continents each season. Audiences and critics alike champion their revealing explorations of Beethoven, Bartok, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and Golijov, and their affinity for making even the most challenging contemporary repertoire approachable and enlightening. The Borromeo Quartet’s long-standing and celebrated residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has been called “one of the defining experiences of civilization in Boston” [Boston Globe] and their ongoing concert series at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York has been hailed as “one of New York’s best kept secrets” [New York Sun].
7:30pm, Fri June 26, 2009
Joseph F. Wheeler Theater
- J.S. Bach, Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
(arranged for String Quartet by Nick Kitchen) - Lera Auerbach, String Quartet No. 3, 'Cetera Desunt,' (2006)
- Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in C# Minor, Op. 131
Saturday, June 27, 1:30pm
Joseph F. Wheeler Theater
“Late Beethoven Fact and Fantasy”
FREE all-ages multi-media presentation featuring live performance, animation and speaking by the quartet members. Young and old will be both informed and entertained.
7:30pm, Sat June 27, 2009
Joseph F. Wheeler Theater
- Hugo Wolf, Italian Serenade
- Charles Ives, String Quartet No. 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Purchase tickets to the Borromeo String Quartet's performance.
- Individual reserved seats: $25/20 each show (18 and under: free)
- Special package discount: $40/30
The four members of the Borromeo Quartet are among the most accomplished musicians of their generation. A recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Medallion for Artistry, and the Presidential Scholar in the Arts award, first violinist Nicholas Kitchen been performing professionally since the age of 12. He created seven seasons of innovative programming as Artistic Director of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and performs as a member of the Music From the Copland House ensemble.
Praised for his depth of insight and creative flair, second violinist Kristopher Tong began his career as concertmaster of the Utah Youth Symphony at age 14. He has served on the faculty at the Yellow Barn Festival’s Young Artists Program, and as principal second violin with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, touring with them throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Mr. Tong has also performed with Mizayaki festival Orchestra in Japan, the New York String Orchestra, and was a member of the original cast of Classical Savion, a collaborative project with tap dancer Savion Glover.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, violist Mai Motobuchi started playing violin at age five and gained recognition in Asia as first prize winner in the 1989 All Japan MBS Youth Music Competition, and in the All Japan Ensemble Competitions in 1990 and 1991. She has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma and Seiji Ozawa, and is in demand as a teacher on two continents, serving on the faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and the Tenrikyo Institute of Music in Tenri, Japan.
Hailed by the New York Times for her “focused intensity,” cellist Yeesun Kim made her orchestral debut at age 13 with the Korean Broadcasting Service Symphony, and has since performed in over 20 countries. She has collaborated with Rudolph Serkin, Joshua Bell, Christophe Eschenbach, and Leon Fleisher, among others. The Borromeo Quartet takes its name from the area in Northern Italy, by Lago Maggiore, where it played its first concerts together.
