EMERSON STRING QUARTET #2 at Staller Center

Program to include:

Walker – Lyric for Strings

Webern – Sechs Bagatellen, Op. 9

Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major, Op. 133

Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127

The internationally renowned and award-winning Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world's premier chamber music ensembles for over four decades and serves as Quartet-in-Residence at Stony Brook University. This program features a diverse set of masterful originals, with George Walker's serene Lyric for Strings, Webern's wildly unique Sechs Bagatellen, Shostakovich's virtuosic String Quartet No. 12, and Beethoven's iconic String Quartet No. 12. There is truly something for everyone.