SF Performances presents Pavel Haas Quartet
2014-03-31
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM, Monday, March 31, 2014

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

[7:35 PM; onstage, tuning]

1. [7:36 PM] Moderato
2. [7:41 PM] Moderato
3. [7:46 PM] Allegro Molto
4. [7:48 PM] Allegro
   [work ends 7:51 PM]

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

[onstage, tuning 7:54 PM]

1. [7:54 PM] Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. [8:03 PM] Dumka: Andante Con Moto - Vivace
3. [8:11 PM] Romanza: Andante Con Moto
4. [8:18 PM] Finale: Allegro Assai
   [set ends 8:25 PM, followed by applause for a few minutes]

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

[8:48 PM; onstage, tuning]

1. [8:49 PM] Allegro
2. [8:59 PM] Molto Adagio (Si Tratta Questo Pezzo Con Molto Di Sentimento)
3. [9:11 PM] Allegretto - Maggiore - Minore
4. [9:18 PM] Finale, Presto, Alla Breve
   [show ends 9:23 PM; no encore]

Pavel Haas Quartet

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

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 review for the Examiner website.

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