# Pavel Haas Quartet at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, March 31, 2014

[SF Performances](http://sfperformances.org/performances/1314/PavelHaasQuartet.html) presents [Pavel Haas Quartet](http://www.pavelhaasquartet.com/en/)  
2014-03-31  
[St. Mark's Lutheran Church](http://www.stmarks-sf.org/)  
[1111 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1111+O'Farrell+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Monday, March 31, 2014

## Set One

### Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op.49 (1938)

[7:35 PM; onstage, tuning]

01. [7:36 PM] Moderato
02. [7:41 PM] Moderato
03. [7:46 PM] Allegro Molto
04. [7:48 PM] Allegro  
[work ends 7:51 PM]

### Dvorák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904): String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op.51, B.92 (1879)

[onstage, tuning 7:54 PM]

01. [7:54 PM] Allegro Ma Non Troppo
02. [8:03 PM] Dumka: Andante Con Moto - Vivace
03. [8:11 PM] Romanza: Andante Con Moto
04. [8:18 PM] Finale: Allegro Assai  
[set ends 8:25 PM, followed by applause for a few minutes]

## Set Two

### Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Opus 59, No. 2 “Rasumovsky” (1808)

[8:48 PM; onstage, tuning]

01. [8:49 PM] Allegro
02. [8:59 PM] Molto Adagio (Si Tratta Questo Pezzo Con Molto Di Sentimento)
03. [9:11 PM] Allegretto - Maggiore - Minore
04. [9:18 PM] Finale, Presto, Alla Breve  
[show ends 9:23 PM; no encore]


## Performers

[Pavel Haas Quartet](http://www.pavelhaasquartet.com/en/)

* Peter Jarušek: cello;
* Veronika Jarušková: violin;
* Pavel Nikl: viola;
* Marek Zwiebel: violin.


## Notes 

I enjoyed the Shostakovich piece best on tonight's program -- must have been in the mood for something modern!

Stephen Smoliar lauded the group in his [[http://www.examiner.com/article/the-pavel-haas-quartet-gives-their-third-san-francisco-performances-recital|review]] for the Examiner website.

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