# Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg at St. John's Presbyterian Church, December 5, 2015

[San Francisco Performances](http://www.performances.org/performances/1516/ASQBerkeley.html) presents a lecture by [Robert Greenberg](http://www.robertgreenbergmusic.com/), _Mozart in Vienna, Season 2: Mozart Transcendent_ featuring [Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/) with [Andrew Duckles](http://andrewduckles.com/)  
2015-12-05  
[St. John's Presbyterian Church](http://www.stjohnsberkeley.org)  
[2727 College Ave, Berkeley, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2727+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA&hl=en)  
10:00 AM, Saturday, December 5, 2015

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## Tentative Program

* Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”
* Mozart: Viola Quintet in C Major, K. 515 

## Set One: Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K. 499

[10:02 AM announcements by Ruth Felt]

01. [10:04 AM] (Lecture by Robert Greenberg)  
[lecture ends 10:41 AM; pause for applause, then tuning]  
   
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”, 1786
02. [10:41 AM] Allegretto
03. [10:52 AM] Menuetto: Allegretto
04. [10:55 AM] Adagio
05. [11:02 AM] Allegro  
[set ends 11:09 AM; applause and bows, then off for set break]

## Set Two: Mozart: Viola Quintet in C Major, K. 515

01. [11:34 AM] (Lecture by Robert Greenberg)  
[lecture ends 12:08 PM; pause for applause, then tuning]  
   
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet No. 3, Viola Quintet in C Major, K. 515, 1787;  
with Andrew Duckles: viola.
02. [12:09 PM] Allegro
03. [12:23 PM] Menuetto: Allegretto
04. [12:29 PM] Andante
05. [12:38 PM] Allegro  
[set ends 12:45 PM; applause and bows, then all off]


## Performers

### Alexander String Quartet

[Alexander String Quartet](http://www.asq4.com/)

* Zakarias Grafilo: violin;
* Frederick Lifsitz: violin;
* Sandy Wilson: cello;
* Paul Yarbrough: viola.

### and Special Guest

* [Andrew Duckles](http://andrewduckles.com/): viola.

### Robert Greenberg

* [Robert Greenberg](http://www.robertgreenbergmusic.com/): lecturer.

## Notes

A fun lecture as usual, and exquisite playing from the quartet. Would have been nice to be more fully conscious of the event, but coming on the heels of a festive Fillmore show and a short night's sleep, semiconscious seems pretty good!

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