Escher String Quartet makes its Music Toronto debut with a program that moves from Classical brilliance to late-Romantic intensity. Joseph Haydn’s sparkling Op. 76 No. 1 opens the evening, followed by the lush cinematic voice of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s rarely heard Third Quartet, before the profound lyricism and drama of Johannes Brahms’s A minor Quartet. Formed in 2005, the Escher is named for the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, inspired by his method of interplay between individual components working together to form a whole.

In partnership with Music Toronto, the quartet will be in residence at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, culminating in a Pre-Concert performance alongside student chamber musicians.

“Elegant, incisive and full of character.” — The New York Times

Single tickets: $40 - $70
Students and Arts Workers tickets (Sections C and D): $25
Limited free student tickets available upon request: https://musictorontoconcerts.com/special-tickets

Program

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G major, Op. 76, No. 1 

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 45

Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2