Verona Quartet Classical Concert Listings

Debussy: Syrinx (Eros) Mendelssohn: “Ist es wahr” (Pragma) Debussy: Syrinx (Eros) Janáček: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, mvt. I. Adagio (Mania) Mozart: Oboe Quartet (Erotoropia/Ludus) Steven Banks: Meditation from Reflections and Exaltations* (Agape) Reena Esmail: Magan Rehna (spiritual/Agape & friendship/Philia) ~ intermission ~ Theofanidis: Visions of the Hereafter (2024) Public single tickets: $20 general admission / $25 reserved. $10 student/essential-worker concessions and under-$10 series averages are conditional, not the general minimum; fees and availability unconfirmed.

Performers: Verona Quartet; Steven Banks , Saxophone

Continuing the lineage of their esteemed mentors the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Pacifica Quartets, the Verona Quartet has enjoyed a rapid rise to international prominence, fueled by top prizes at the Wigmore Hall, Melbourne, and Osaka competitions. For their PCMS debut, the quartet teams up with Steven Banks, a composer and classical saxophonist with “the potential to be one of the transformational musicians of the twenty-first century” (Seen and Heard International). Program: Dialogismós : A Meditation in Music Debussy : Syrinx Mendelssohn : Ist es wahr Nabors : Quartet No. 2, Mania Amour World Premiere/PCMS Commission* Mozart : Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (Arr.) Banks : Reflections and Exaltations Philadelphia Premiere Esmail : Magan Rehna Philadelphia Premiere Theofanidis : Visions of the Hereafter Philadelphia Premiere Running time: approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes (including intermission) *This piece was commissioned as part of the Chamber Music for All Commissioning Project funded by Diane and Lawrence Blum.