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WEEKEND CONCERT SERIES

Maxwell String Quartet with Awadagin Pratt, Piano

Sunday, April 23, 2023
1:30 pm
CALDERWOOD HALL

PROGRAM

Henry Purcell Fantasias (c. 1680)
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 67 in F major, Op. 77, No. 2 (Hob. III:82) (1799)
Eleanor Alberga Clouds (1984)
anon. Traditional Scottish folk music

Scotland's own Maxwell String Quartet presents a chamber music program of Purcell, Haydn, and Scottish folk melodies. The concert opens with some of Purcell’s extraordinary Fantasias, originally composed for viols (a rare treat to hear on modern strings).

In 1799, Haydn set out to fulfill a commission of six string quartets for Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz, a significant sponsor of both Haydn and Beethoven in Vienna. Although Lobkowitz had commissioned Haydn to write six quartets, only two were completed and were eventually published together as Opus 77, the latter of which will be performed this afternoon.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, UK-based Eleanor Alberga became deeply ingrained in modern dance at the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. The company would go on to commission Alberga to write several pieces for dance, including this piano quintet, Clouds, which Maxwell will perform with acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Maxwell String Quartet is Colin Scobie, violin; George Smith, violin; Elliott Perks, viola; and Duncan Strachan, cello.

TICKETING

COVID-19 POLICY

The Gardner maintains its mask requirement for free and ticketed events in Calderwood Hall. Masks must be worn over the mouth and nose while in Calderwood Hall. Please contact the Box Office at 617 278 5156 for further information. 


Ticket Information

Tickets are required and include Museum admission. Seating in Calderwood Hall is open within each seating level. Seating opens 45 minutes before the concert begins.

SECTION A: FLOOR LEVEL AND FIRST BALCONY

Adults $45, seniors $40, members $35, students & children ages 7-17 $20 (children under 7 not admitted).

SECTION B: SECOND AND THIRD BALCONIES

Adults $40, seniors $35, members $30, students & children ages 7-17 $20 (children under 7 not admitted)

To request accessible or wheelchair seating, please call the Box Office at 617 278 5156.

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Advance tickets are strongly recommended as many concerts do sell out. For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby no earlier than one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee the availability of standby tickets.

No refunds or exchanges will be made. Programs are subject to change.

Music at the Gardner is supported by Nora McNeely Hurley / Manitou Fund. Hemenway & Barnes LLP is the lead corporate sponsor of the Weekend Concert Series. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; David Scudder in memory of his wife, Marie Louise Scudder; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.