Curtis on Tour in Davis, CA
Music of Beethoven, Liszt, and Dvořák
Praised for their “superb performances” (The Millbrook Independent), the Erinys Quartet, the Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet-in-Residence at Curtis, takes the stage with Mieczyslaw Munz Prize-winning pianist and alumnus Kwan Yi (’08).
The concert opens with Beethoven’s exhilarating String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6, a work of transcendent lyricism and Haydnesque bravado, followed by Liszt’s powerful settings of poet Petrarch’s sonnets 104 and 123. The performance closes with Dvořák’s sublime Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major Op. 81, written at the height of the young composer’s international fame.
Michelle Cann, originally scheduled to perform, must regrettably withdraw from Sunday’s performance at the Mondavi Center due to personal reasons. Alumnus Kwan Yi will perform with the Erinys Quartet in her place.
Program
| BEETHOVEN | String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 |
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| LISZT | Petrarch Sonnets No. 104 and 123 |
| DVORÁK | Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major Op. 81 |
Artists
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Erinys Quartet String Quartet
Named for the Erinyes (a.k.a. the Furies) from the Greek tragedy Oresteia by Aeschylus, and with roots in Estonia, Lithuania, Greece, the United States, and Finland, the Erinys Quartet was founded in 2018 at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where they worked closely with cellist Marko Ylönen. Since the autumn of 2023, they have been the Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music.
In the 2024-25 season, the Erinys Quartet performs throughout Europe and the United States, with concerts in Greece, Hungary, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Florida, Minnesota, Colorado, New Mexico, and California. They have also been featured in festivals and concert series such as the Mimir Chamber Music Festival in Fort Worth, Texas, Festival Groba in Ponteareas, Spain, the inaugural Dover Quartet Workshop at the Curtis Institute, as well as the Professional String Quartet Seminar with the Pacifica Quartet and Atar Arad (Cleveland Quartet) at Indiana University.
Since 2021, the Erinys Quartet has been supported by Le Dimore del Quartetto, where they are also a part of the European Union-sponsored MERITA platform. In addition to their studies at the Curtis Institute, the members of the Erinys Quartet are pursuing a diploma in chamber music at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain, under the tutelage of Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartett).
In 2023, the Erinys Quartet was awarded the Audience Prize Award of the City of Bad Tölz during the Bad Tölz International String Quartet Competition, the Esterházy Foundation Special Prize for best interpretation of a Haydn string quartet and were awarded the Bronze Medal Prize in the 2024 Fischoff Competition.
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- Date May 4, 2025
- Time 2:00 p.m.
- Location Vanderhoef Studio Theatre
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This performance is presented by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
