The Balourdet String Quartet, NEC’s current quartet in residence in the Professional String Quartet Program, is presented by the Mannes School of Music at The New School, as part of their 2020-2021 Schneider Concerts, in collaboration with New England Conservatory.

Immediately following the performance, stay online for a conversation with the musicians and composer, Jessie Montgomery hosted by violinist Cho-Liang Lin.  Lin is a member of the Schneider Concerts music advisory committee and is a past mentor of the Balourdet Quartet. Audience members may join the conversation in the chat.

BALOURDET STRING QUARTET:

Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis ’17, violin
Benjamin Zannoni, viola
Russell Houston, cello

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1801)

Jessie Montgomery “Strum” (2006: revised 2012)

Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (1929)

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in length.