Escher Quartet presented by Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver, BC

Schedule

Tue Dec 01 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC | Vancouver, BC

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Programme:
Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Opus 92 “Kabardinian”
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Opus 73
Britten: String Quartet No. 2, Opus 36
The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. The group serves as season artists at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in their hometown of NYC.
https://escherquartet.com/
Having played for us before, they return to Vancouver – three weeks after Remembrance Day – to perform an evening of music written in response to World War II, particularly poignant given current world events.
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Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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