Sam McClung

In the fourth installment of Santa Fe Pro Musica’s popular String Quartet Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, the Elias Quartet performs groundbreaking compositions by Haydn, Stravinsky, and Beethoven that altered the trajectory of the string quartet.

Known for performing, recording, and documenting all sixteen Beethoven string quartets in their ambitious “Beethoven Project,” the Elias Quartet is praised by The Scotsman for their “intense, free-thinking approach [that sets] free the wildest excesses of Beethoven’s inventiveness.”

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“The quartet’s upcoming program, ‘Chiaroscuro,’ promises an exploration of contrasts, sure to leave audiences pondering long after the final note has faded. At the heart of the performance lies Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8—a haunting masterpiece dedicated to the victims of fascism and war. This poignant work stands in stark contrast to the more buoyant and joyous quartets of Mozart and Mendelssohn, creating a rich tapestry of human emotion and experience.”—BNN Breaking

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Pro Musica’s celebrated String Quartet Series continues this February with the “Passionate, uninhibited, and spellbinding” Brentano Quartet (London Independent). In their program “Chiaroscuro”—referring to an artistic technique that uses contrasting light and shadow to create volume and depth—Shostakovich’s intensely personal String Quartet No. 8, dedicated to the victims of fascism and war, sits in high contrast with two of the most uplifting, ebullient quartets by Mozart and Mendelssohn.

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“FREE! January 14 Santa Fe’s Pro Musica continues its popular educational series with ‘Why Explain Historical Instruments?’ at the New Mexico Museum of Art’s St. Francis Auditorium. Diderot Quartet members discuss their 400-year-old Baroque string instruments, comparing them to present-day versions in appearance and sound.”—Pamela Porter, AAA Magazine

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Click above to listen to Pro Musica Artistic Dirctor Colin Jacobsen on KSFR’s “Classical Explorations” hosted by Deborah Begel. Jacobsen discusses his career and this week’s Bach and Beyond concerts with the Santa Fe Pro Musica Bach Ensemble on December 28 and 29.

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Click below to read in the Pasatiempo about Pro Musica’s grand finale to the Holiday Bach Festival, and to 2023—Bach and Beyond.

“Well, it may not exactly be back to the future, but at least to the late 20th century and the work of two living composers, courtesy of Bach and Beyond, Santa Fe Pro Musica’s final concerts of 2023.”—Mark Tiarks, Santa Fe New Mexican

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