The acclaimed Sullivan Quartet returns for the latest installment in an unprecedented series exploring the entire chamber music repertoire of Antonin Dvorak. For this occasion they share with the audience three gems from the Dvorak canon:

• Quartet no. 9 in D Minor, Opus 34 (1877), a gem from the composer’s earlier period, which will delight our audience with its lyricism and drama.

• Selections from Dvorak's exquisite Cypresses of 1887, in which the composer made string quartet arrangements of some of his own early love songs for voice and piano, also titled Cypresses. These romantic pieces are based on poems of the same name by Gustav Pfleger-Moravsky.

• The program will also include the beloved Quartet no. 11 in C Major, Opus 61 (1881), which exemplifies the mastery attained by the composer at the height of his compositional powers.

Sullivan Quartet: Laura Jean Goldberg, violin I; Anat Malkin, guest of the quartet, playing violin II; Andy Lin, viola; Robert La Rue, cello.

Program

Quartet no. 9 in D Minor, Opus 34 (1877)

Selections from the Cypresses  (Cypřiše) (arranged 1887) 

Quartet no. 11 in C Major, Opus 61 (1881)

General admission: $30; seniors, students: $20. Tickets may be purchased online through Eventbrite until Tuesday, October 24, or at the door at the time of the event (cash only).

This multi-year series is organized by DAHA music advisor and violinist Laura Jean Goldberg, with support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.