Recital Series
FLUX Quartet
April 26, 2014
Board of Officers Room
The FLUX Quartet has “established its credentials as one of the most fearless and important new-music ensembles around,” playing with “precision and tenderness” (San Francisco Chronicle). Hailed by Alex Ross as “legendary for its furiously committed, untiring performances,” the intrepid ensemble brings their remarkable skill and passion to Morton Feldman’s String Quartet No. 2, a six-hour feat of endurance and transcendence for both performers and audience alike.
This performance was live streamed by Q2 Music at q2music.org.
Performances
Saturday, April 26 at 3:00pm
Program
All-Morton Feldman Program
String Quartet No. 2
“The Flux members approached their work with utmost seriousness, performing with painstaking care and utter conviction… proof that Feldman’s legacy is in good hands.”
The New York Times
Support
The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS and The Reed Foundation, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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Anna Lucia Richter & Gerold Huber
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