Takács Quartet with Julien Labro at Herbst Theatre, March 17, 2022

San Francisco Performances presents Takács Quartet with Julien Labro
Herbst Theatre
Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA
7:30 PM, Thursday, March 17, 2022

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[7:33 PM] {lights down; announcements; pause; performers out; pause}

1. [7:34 PM] [Bryce Dessner](https://brycedessner.com/) (b. 1976): Circles (2021) (World premiere, commissioned by MusicAccord)
   [7:40 PM] {ED talks about the first and last pieces on tonight's program; JL talks about the next piece}
2. [7:46 PM] Julien Labro: Meditation #1
   [7:54 PM] {TSQ heads offstage}
3. [7:55 PM] [Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi](http://saluzzimusic.com.ar/) (b. 1935): Minguito (2007)
4. [8:03 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (ca. 1748)
5. [8:08 PM] Julien Labro: Astoración (2021) ª
   [8:14 PM] {JL heads offstage; TSQ back on}
   
   Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): String Quartet in F Major (1903)
6. [8:15 PM] Allegro moderato – très doux
7. [8:23 PM] Assez vif—très rythmé
8. [8:30 PM] Très lent
9. [8:38 PM] Vif et agité
   [8:43 PM] {work ends}
   
   [8:44 PM] {JL back onstage after a minute or so}
10. [8:45 PM] [Clarice Assad](http://www.clariceassad.com/) (b. 1978): Clash (World premiere, commissioned by MusicAccord) ª
    [8:57 PM] {set ends: applause, curtain calls}
    
    Encore
    [8:59 PM] {JL thanks the audience for showing up and then introduces the encore}
11. [8:59 PM] Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959): Melodia Sentimental, from Floresta do Amazonas, W551 (1958), arranger not ID'd
    [9:03 PM] {show ends; applause & curtain call; all done after another minute or so}

Takács Quartet

• Edward Dusinberre: first violin;
• András Fejér: cello;
• Richard O'Neill: viola;
• Harumi Rhodes: second violin.

• Julien Labro: bandoneón, ª accordina.

Third chamber music show in a week: funny how things line up like that sometimes. And each one, completely different from the others. Labro is a real virtuoso (as are the members of Takács!), and it was a treat to hear him in this context. I enjoyed this program the best of the three: everything about it was just great!

Program Notes or program notes

Today's photo comes from ol' squinty – he tried to take a few cell phone pics during the show, but failed – not realizing that he didn't hit the shutter button. And when did he figure that out? Not until after the show, when he paused to take a sloppy picture of the full moon. What a maroon!

A full moon for St. Patty

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2022 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2022 event list! ☸ On to the next event!