Cal Performances audience favorite, the superlative Takács Quartet returns to Berkeley in two performances this season, welcoming the ensemble’s newest member, cellist Mihai Marica. In its January visit, the Takács balances Beethoven’s innovative and deeply personal Opus 130 quartet—played here including the dance-like finale with which the piece was published—with a recent work by American composer Carlos Simon, whose Warmth from Other Suns is inspired by stories of Black Americans’ resettlement northwards during the Great Migration of the 20th century.
“What lingered most after the final chord was not just the refinement of the playing, but the sheer vitality the Takács Quartet continues to bring to the stage. They play not like a group looking back, but like musicians still in love with the act of discovery”—Seen and Heard International
| MOZART | String Quartet in F major, K. 590 |
| CARLOS SIMON | Warmth from Other Suns |
| BEETHOVEN | String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130, with Finale |
Program notes will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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2026–27 Season Subscriptions go on sale noon May 5
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