![The Takács Quartet members, three men and one woman, stand smiling with their instruments in hand, photographed in the Colorado Mountains. The Takács Quartet members, three men and one woman, stand smiling with their instruments in hand, photographed in the Colorado Mountains.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/main-page/2022-23/takacs-string-quartet-jan-2223-700x438-1.jpg)
Takács Quartet
Takács Quartet
Single tickets to this and nearly 80 other events go on sale at noon as follows:
July 23: Donors $100+ and 2024–25 Subscribers (log in required)
July 30: Email Club (log in required) and UCB Community (promo code required)
August 6: General Public
2024–25 Season Subscriptions still on sale
“One of the greatest chamber string ensembles we have on the world stage” (Scherzo Magazine), the Takács Quartet visits with two riveting programs this season. This second concert features an epic work from Beethoven’s “heroic” middle period; Haydn’s effervescent, well-loved string quartet Op. 54, No. 2; and Britten’s rarely performed second quartet. In composing the work, Britten sought to embody the same qualities he revered in Purcell’s music: “clarity, brilliance, tenderness, and strangeness.”
Major support for this performance is provided by Taube Philanthropies.
This performance is made possible, in part, by Françoise Stone.
HAYDN | String Quartet in C major, Op. 54, No. 2, Tost |
BRITTEN | String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 |
BEETHOVEN | String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1, Razumovsky |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.