ARTARIA QUARTET

GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings
RHIANNON GIDDENS At the Purchaser’s Option
FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet in G Major, D 887

Described as an “exceptional ensemble with impressive confidence in its interpretations” and “Minnesota’s foremost teaching and performing string quartet”, the Artaria String Quartet has earned numerous awards

Hear music by composer George Walker (the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music) and Rhiannon Giddens (recently named Artistic Director of Silkroad Ensemble founded by Yo-Yo Ma), along with Schubert’s epic and final string quartet.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Central MN Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Central MN Arts Board with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund.