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Takács Quartet with Nobuyuki Tsujii

UCLA Live Los Angeles Premiere - Performances at 2PM and 8PM

Sunday, April 03, 2011
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Royce Hall, UCLA

World-renowned string ensemble Takács Quartet delivers classic repertoire with drama, warmth and humor. The group performs Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 74 No. 3 and Bartok’s String Quartet No. 1. Joining the Takács Quartet for Schumann’s Piano Quintet is Japanese virtuoso Nobuyuki Tsujii in his Los Angeles premiere. Born blind, the 22-year-old prodigy began his study at the age of 4 and won the gold medal in the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Cliburn himself says of Tsujii: “Miracle is the only word to describe him. This is truly the act of God.”

Program:
Franz Josef HAYDN:
String Quartet No. 59 in g minor, Op. 74 No.3, Hob.III:74 “The Rider”

Béla BARTÓK:
String Quartet No. 1

Intermission

Cost: $33/43/63/78 ($15 UCLA students)

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