Sunday Afternoon Live: Pro Arte Quartet

750 University Avenue,Madison WI 53706

02 October, 2022

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Join us in Gallery III (3) for a live performance by Pro Arte Quartet. This concert will feature pieces by Schoenberg and Beethoven, in commemoration of Jost Hermand, Vilas Professor of German, 1930-2021. Program: Pro Arte Quartet David Perry, Violin Suzanne Beia, Violin Sally Chisholm, Viola Parry Karp, Violoncello Schoenberg String Quartet No. 1 in D minor ---INTERMISSION--- Beethoven Op. 18 No. 2. A special thank you to the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic for sponsoring this concert in honor and remembrance of Jost Hermand, renowned scholar, teacher, and long-time UW-Madison faculty member. About Pro Arte Quartet: The Pro Arte Quartet was founded in 1911-12 by students at the Brussels Conservatory. Violinist Alphonse Onnou was the leader, and the other founding members included Laurent Halleux (violin), Germain Prévost (viola), and Fernand Auguste Lemaire (‘cello). As the first and only quartet ever to reach its centennial anniversary (2012), the Pro Arte’s 100th birthday was the occasion for a grand multi-year celebration. At its center was the commission of six new works by some of today’s most important composers: William Bolcom, Paul Schoenfield, John Harbison, Walter Mays, and Pierre Jalbert (United States), along with Benoît Mernier from Belgium. The Pro Arte Quartet performs throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia and continues to champion equally both standard repertoire and new music. The group is an ensemble in residence at the UW-Madison School of Music and resident quartet of the Chazen Museum of Art, performing regularly on the concert series of both institutions. The quartet has performed at the White House and, during the centennial celebration, played for the King’s Counselor in Belgium. Recent projects include the complete quartets of Bartók and Shostakovich and, in collaboration with the Orion and Emerson String Quartets, the complete quartets of Beethoven. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT EVENT DETAILS Attendance is limited and tickets are required to attend Sunday Afternoon Live in-person. Please arrive by 12:15 pm to find your seat, or your tickets may be forfeited to walk-in guests. Unable to join us live at the Chazen Museum of Art? A video of this performance will be live streamed on the Chazen Museum of Art Facebook page. No registration is required for streaming from home. A very special thank you to Dr. Kato Perlman, whose leading generosity helps make the Sunday Afternoon Live program possible.