2012: UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS
May 13, 3 p.m. - Chromatic Club of Boston
Concert for the members of the Chromatic Club of Boston featuring String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, op.18 by Beethoven, and Hungarian and Slavonic Dances by J. Brahms and A. Dvorak.
Chromatic Club of Boston
Concerts are held at the College Club of Boston
44 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA
May 18, time TBD - Menotomy Concert Series, Arlington, MA
Menotomy Concert Series program supported by Arlington Cultural Council featuring works by Betsy Schramm and Pasquale Tassone composed for the New England String Quartet.
Arlington Town Hall
730 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA
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May 20, 3:30 p.m. - Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley, MA
As ensemble in residence at the Ip School in Boston, the New England String Quartet introduced chamber music through a hands-on experience performing together with the students. This concert features program prepared by the members of the Quartet together with the students.
Wakelin Room at Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA
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June 3, 1:30 p.m. - A.M.E. Zion Church, Boston, MA
As ensemble in residence at the Ip School in Boston, the New England String Quartet introduced chamber music through a hands-on experience performing together with the students. This concert features program prepared by the members of the Quartet together with the students.
A.M.E. Zion Church
600 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA
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June 3, 4:30 p.m. - First Church in Boston
As ensemble in residence at the Ip School in Boston, the New England String Quartet introduced chamber music through a hands-on experience performing together with the students. This concert features program prepared by the members of the Quartet together with the students.
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA
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PAST PERFORMANCES (2011):
December 17, 7:30 p.m. - Universalist Unitarian Society of Wellesley Hills
Christmas Concert program featuring Double Concerto (Bach), Hungarian and Slavonic Dances (Brahms & Dvorak), Christmas Concerto (Corelli), and Holiday favorites!
UU Society of Wellesley Hills
309 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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December 5, 8 p.m. - Tsai Performance Center, Boston, MA
Generations Concert featuring Boston University School of Music Professor Yuri Mazurkevich (violin), New England String Quartet with guest artists Tudor Dornescu (violin) and Kevin Kwan Loucks (piano), and NESQ's violinist Konstantin Rybakov as a soloist with Boston University Students Orchestra performing D. Schostakovich Violin Concerto (conductor - Tiffany Chang).
Concert video: Shostakovich Violin Concerto >>>
Concert video: Brahms Piano Quintet >>>
November 20, 3 p.m. - Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Chamber concert at 3rd Sundays @ 3, televised chamber music concert lecture series. The program features String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, op.18 by Beethoven, and Hungarian and Slavonic Dances by J. Brahms and A. Dvorak.
Learn more: 3rd Sundays @ 3 >>>
Wilder Pavilion, Bentley University
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452
FREE ADMISSION
November 18, 8 p.m. - The Winchester Unitarian Society
Beethoven & Brahms concert featuring two chamber music masterpieces - String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, op.18 by Beethoven, and Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 by Brahms. This program, presented together with Society's Music Director John Kramer (piano), explores the legacy of the great German composers and unveils the historic ties between their works.
Learn more: The Wincherster Unitarian Society >>>
The Winchester Unitarian Society
478 Main Street
Winchester, Massachusetts 01890
October 20, 12 p.m. - MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA
Chamber music concert for MIT's Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts. Please come back soon for complete program details, or visit our Repertoire and Programs page for more information on the concert programs!
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Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
244 Wood Street
Lexington, MA 02420-9108
OPEN TO LINCOLN LABORATORY COMMUNITY
October 14, 7:30 p.m. - Kimball Farms, Lenox, MA
Chamber music concert for Kimball Farms community in Lenox, Massachusetts. Please come back soon for complete program details, or visit our Repertoire and Programs page for more information on the concert programs!
Visit the Kimball Farms website >>>
Kimball Farms
235 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
OPEN TO KIMBALL FARMS COMMUNITY
September 28, 7 p.m. - WGBH Fraser Performance Studio
Julia, Konstantin, Lilit, and Ming-Hui performed as members of Red Light Film Documentary orchestra for an experimental project about merging Hip-Hop and classical music. Renowned disc jockey, DJ Premier is working with Emmy Award winning composer Stephen Webber for a documentary about pairing DJ’s with artists from genres that may be unfamiliar with. DJ Premier studied with Bruce Adolhpe, from Juliard School of Music to get a crash course on classical music, to incorporate into a track that Stephen Webber will finish with a classical taste.
WGBH Radio
Boston, MA 02135
September 27, 7 p.m. - Old South Meeting House, Boston
Boston - Still Making History concert for 2011 BBFI National Fellowship Meeting featuring speakers Lyall Armstrong and Pastor Bruce Garner. Concert presented by Boston Baptist College.
BBFI National Fellowship Convention
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
September 24, 7 p.m. - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
We were proud to perform at the 25th Harvard Business School Class of 1986 Reunion Saturday Night Gala Evening at the Museum of Fine Arts (Shapiro Family Courtyard, Art of the Americas Wing).
Museum of Fine Arts
Shapiro Family Courtyard
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
July 14, 11:30 a.m. - Burnside Music Festival
We were featured at the 9th Annual Burnside Music Festival as guest chamber music faculty coaching amazing young ensembles and sharing with them our practice experience through an open rehearsal workshop on July 14th.
Burnside Music Festival
Dallin School
185 Florence Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
May 15, 5:30 p.m. - Boston University College of Fine Arts
Solo violin recital of Konstantin Rybakov (NESQ 2nd violinist) featuring Violin Sonata by César Franck, Violin Concerto No.1 by Sergei Prokofiev, "Fratres" by Arvo Pärt.
Konstantin's Facebook Page >>>
Watch Konstantin's performance of Burlesque by D. Shostakovich >>>
Boston University College of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
FREE ADMISSION
May 13, 8 p.m. - First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington MA
"MUSIC FOR A SPRING EVENING" concert of The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus performing Giacomo Perti, William Boyce, Franz Liszt, Charles Loeffler, Alan Hovaness, M. K. Čiurlionis, Percy Grainger, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and a special encore of John Kramer's "Three Thoughts in Love" performed by The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus and the New England String Quartet.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
Admission: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, $5 children
More information at The Philharmonic Society of Arlington website >>>
April 15, 7:30 p.m. - Taft Recital Hall, Pittsfield MA
World Premieres by Composer Jeffrey Roszkowski and Friends: A Musical Panacea. Jeffrey will be joined by bass player, Jeff Link, and the New England String Quartet. The concert features piano quintet "The Gracing of Apollo's Lyre", as well as a number of vocal compositions.
Taft Recital Hall
Berkshire Music School
30 Wendell Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Admission: $25 or $50 (Benefactor Ticket)
April 13, 3 p.m. - Marsh Chapel at Boston University
Japan Relief Benefit Concert dedicated to supporting Japan after the Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami. The program features the New England String Quartet performing works by Joe Hisaishi and Yumi Kimura (used in award-winning Hayao Miyazaki's films), and music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart. Music for Japan Relief on Facebook >>>
Marsh Chapel at Boston University
735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215
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April 10, 10:30 a.m. - The Winchester Unitarian Society
"Music Sunday", a concert featuring "Let Your Love Flow", "Verlieh uns Freiden" by Mendelssohn, a movement from "The Seasons" by Haydn, "Laudamus Te" by Mozart and other works arranged for string quartet and chorus.
Visit the event website: The Wincherster Unitarian Society
The Winchester Unitarian Society
478 Main Street
Winchester, Massachusetts 01890
FREE ADMISSION
April 1, 8:30 p.m. - Boston Symphony Hall - Video Game Orchestra!
Julia, Konstantin, Lilit, and Ming-Hui performed as members of the Video Game Orchestra at Boston Symphony Hall. The night consisted of music, performed by the VGO, choir, and rock band.
"This will be the first time that a concert held at the prestigious Symphony Hall will showcase video game music. It will also be the first time that industry leaders will be invited to a reception and a concert for the sole purpose of recognizing and enjoying the full artistry of video game music." ~ Shota Nakama Creator/Producer VGO
Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
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March 27, 6:30 p.m. - Boston University College of Fine Arts
Julia Okrusko (1st violinist) and Ming-Hui Lin (cellist) performed the Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A minor ("Double"), Op. 102, by Johannes Brahms, accompanied by Boston University Students' Orchestra (conductor - Tiffany Chang).
THANK YOU to all who came to the concert, and, of course, to all musicians in the orchestra! Watch the video from this concert >>>
Concert Hall
Boston University College of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
March 19, 7 p.m. - Boston University Metcalf Trustee Center
World premiere of "Horizons" - an original piece written by the New England String Quartet and dedicated to Professor Dr. H. Eugene Stanley at "Horizons in Emergence & Scaling" Symposium and Gala celebrating the contributions of Prof. Stanley to diverse areas in statistical physics, neuroscience, econophysics, physiology, networks.
Listen to NESQ performing "Horizons" >>>
Score and string quartet parts >>>
Metcalf Trustee Center
One Silber Way
Boston, MA 02215
March 13, 2011 - First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington MA
"Music from Armenia and America" concert featuring The Arlington-Belmont Chorale presenting choral music of Armenia, The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus and the New England String Quartet presenting the world premiere of John Kramer's "Three Thoughts in Love", and The Chorale performing music of Alan Hovhaness, in celebration of the composer's centennial.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
Visit our string quartet blog to watch the concert video >>>