Friends of Chamber Music presents the Aizuri Quartet in an on-demand virtual recital, available April 21, 7 PM (MDT) through May 2, 2021.

Praised by The Washington Post for “captivating” performances, the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition and its debut recording was nominated for a Grammy Award the following year. The quartet’s program, “What’s Past is Prologue,” juxtaposes early music with new works, drawing their inspiration from the past.

PROGRAM:

• HIldegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit
• Barbara Strozzi: L'usignuolo
• Nina Young: Memento Mori
• Barbara Strozzi: L'amante modesto
• Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution
• Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option
• Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet

Aizuri Quartet is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and is represented by Concert Artists Guild, 135 East 57th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (www.concertartists.org).

Friends of Chamber Music thanks the following sponsors:

Ann C. Levy Fund for Contemporary Music

Raphael Levy Memorial Foundation

Philip R. Levy

Rachel C. Levy

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Scientific and Cultural Facilities District

Click on "Watch Trailer" above for a special greeting from the Aizuri Quartet