The Emerson Quartet is bringing Beethoven to Athens as part of their Farewell Tour. While they are in town for their performance, they will be offering master classes to students at UGA. These master classes are free and open to the public.
The complete schedule is:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Violin master class with Philip Setzer in Edge Hall
Viola master class with Lawrence Dutton in Hodgson Hall
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Violin with Eugene Drucker in Ramsey Hall
Cello with Paul Watson in Edge Hall
Emerson Quartet performance at UGA Performing Arts center
January 10, 2023
7:30 p.m., Hugh Hodgson Hall
“With musicians like this there must be some hope for humanity.”—The Times (London)
The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for nearly fifty years. The quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings and has been honored with nine Grammy Awards (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award. Known for its “lively, nuanced playing” (New York Times), the quartet brings an all-Beethoven program to Athens for its final visit to Hodgson Concert Hall as part of its farewell tour.
Pre-performance talk in Ramsey Concert Hall at 6:45 pm (free admission).