Chamber Music

Takács Quartet
Works by Janáček, Britten and Debussy

If you have yet to experience the probing, revealing, and constantly engaging artistry of this amazing chamber ensemble, this is your opportunity, as the superb Takács Quartet returns for an unprecedented three-concert appearance. Bay Area chamber music aficionados flock to the Cal Performances concerts of this exceptional ensemble, making these some of the most in-demand tickets of the season. “This is chamber-music playing of overwhelming intensity…simply the best I have ever heard in concert” (The Guardian, London).

Dec 4: Janáček: Quartet No. 1, (Kreutzer Sonata) • Britten: Quartet No. 1 in D major • Ravel: Quartet in F major

Feb 19: Janáček: Quartet No. 2, (Intimate Letters) • Britten: Quartet No. 3 in G major • Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

March 3 (rescheduled concert from Nov 6): Schubert: Quartetsatz D703 • Dvořák: Quartet Op. 51 • Beethoven: Quartet Op. 131

http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/performances/2011-12/chamber/takacs-quartet.php#.Twzvvm9STw0