Calder String Quartet

Program

Mozart, String Quartet No. 14 in G Major (K387) (1782)
Peter Eötvös, Korrespondenz (1992)
Beethoven, String Quartet No 12 in E flat, Op. 127 (1825)

En route to a European tour, the great American string quartet Calder Quartet comes to the Gardner Museum. The group has performed to sold out classical music audiences all over the world, as well as collaborating with groups like Vampire Weekend and The National.  

Their Gardner program opens with the first of Mozart’s six quartets dedicated to Haydn, a dazzling work whose finale wittily combines fugue and sonata form in a way that prefigures the great Jupiter Symphony that would come six years later.  

Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös has written a musical “scene”—complete with stage directions—depicting Mozart’s relationship with his father through their correspondence. 

The first of Beethoven’s open-hearted late quartets anchors the second half of the program.

Tickets are required and include Museum admission. Choose from two seating sections. See inside back cover for details.

SECTION A: FLOOR LEVEL AND FIRST BALCONY

Adults $36, seniors $33, members $24, students and children ages 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).

SECTION B: SECOND AND THIRD BALCONIES

Adults $31, seniors $28, members $19, students and children ages 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).

How to buy tickets:

• Online: Click the TICKETS button*
• By phone: Call the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday–Monday, 10 am–4 pm; Thursday until 6 pm; CLOSED TUESDAY*
• In person: Visit the Museum and purchase tickets at the door, Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–4:30 pm; CLOSED TUESDAY

For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby no earlier than one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets for sold-out performances.

*Handling charges apply to these orders.

OF NOTE

• Seating in Calderwood Hall is open within each seating level.
• To request accessible or wheelchair seating, or large-type programs, please call the box office at 617 278 5156.
• Seating begins 45 minutes before performance time. Once the performance begins, seating is not guaranteed.
• Tickets purchased online or by phone within 14 days of the concert will be held at the admission desk.
• For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby on the day of performance. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets.
• No refunds or exchanges will be made.
• Programs are subject to change.