Takács Quartet

Description

We’re thrilled to welcome back our long-time friends, the Takács Quartet—celebrating their 50th anniversary season—for their 31st Middlebury performance since 1994. The Grammy and three-time Gramophone award-winning quartet will perform the Vermont premiere of Clarice Assad’s NEXUS, of which the series is honored to be a co-commissioner. The Takács rounds out their program with luminous quartets by Haydn and Debussy.

Approximate running time: 100 minutes including one intermission. Learn more about this concert’s music in a free pre-concert lecture by Professor Emeritus of Music Larry Hamberlin at 6:15 PM in MAC room 125.

About the Artists:
In recognition of its 50th anniversary, the world-renowned Takács Quartet was recently the subject of an in-depth profile by The New York Times, featured on the cover of Strad magazine, and appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk series. The Takács released two anniversary season albums in 2025 for Hyperion Records to glowing reviews. The musicians enjoy a busy international touring schedule, are Associate Artists at London’s Wigmore Hall, and have been Artists in Residence at the University of Colorado, Boulder since 1986. Learn more about the Takács Quartet: https://www.takacsquartet.com/

Program:
Edward Dusinberre, Violin
Harumi Rhodes, Violin
Richard O’Neill, Viola
András Fejér, Cello

JOSEPH HAYDN in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob.III “The Rider”
CLARICE ASSAD NEXUS (VT premiere/Middlebury co-commissioner)
Intermission
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10

Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series, the Paul Nelson Performance Endowment, the Performing Arts Series Fund in Honor of Paul Nelson, and the Rothrock Family Residency Fund.