Season Finale with Roberto Diaz, Peter Wiley, and The Erinys Quartet - Curtis on Tour

Curtis on Tour: The Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music

PROGRAM

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Allegro con brio
Adagio, ma non troppo
Scherzo: Allegro
La malincolia: Adagio-Allegretto quasi allegro

KAIJA SAARIAHO Terra Memoria

Performed by Erinys Quartet

INTERMISSION

JOHANNES BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Allegro non troppo
Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso
Poco Adagio
Poco Allegro

Performed by Erinys Quartet, Roberto Díaz (viola), Peter Wiley (cello)

ABOUT ERINYS QUARTET

Named for the Erinyes from Greek tragedy, the Erinys Quartet was founded in 2018 and is now the Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute. The quartet has performed internationally, gaining accolades, and is supported by Le Dimore del Quartetto.

ABOUT ROBERTO DÍAZ, VIOLA

Roberto Díaz is a renowned violist and president of the Curtis Institute. He has performed globally with top conductors and has worked with prominent contemporary composers, including Penderecki and Higdon. He is a key figure in American music as both a performer and educator.

ABOUT PETER WILEY, CELLO

Peter Wiley, a Grammy-nominated cellist, joined Curtis at 13 and later became principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony. He was a member of the Beaux Arts Trio and the Guarneri String Quartet and currently teaches at Curtis and Bard College.

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