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!