The Lydian String Quartet: Beethoven+ Concert 2

Schedule

Sun Jan 18 2026 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Goethe-Institut Boston | Boston, MA

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The Lydian Quartet in partnership with the Goethe Institut present the complete string quartets of Beethoven with contemporary works.
About this Event

The Lydian String Quartet (violinists Julia Glenn and Clara Lyon, violist Mark Berger, and cellist Joshua Gordon), in collaboration with the Goethe Institute of Boston, will present the complete string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven in a series of 8 concerts over two years, culminating with the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in Spring 2027. Each concert will present two Beethoven quartets framing contemporary works that demonstrate Beethoven’s lasting influence and providing new context for listening and understanding these canonical works in today’s world. in collaboration with the Goethe Institute of Boston, will present the complete string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven in a series of 8 concerts over two years, culminating with the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in Spring 2027. Each concert will present two Beethoven quartets framing contemporary works that demonstrate Beethoven’s lasting influence and providing new context for listening and understanding these canonical works in today’s world.


Concert 2:

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18, No. 3

Peter Ruzicka: String Quartet No. 1 Introspezione. Dokumentation

Beethoven: String Qurtet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135


Framed by Beethoven’s earliest completed string quartet and the last major work of his compositional career, this program presents a unique opportunity to witness the development of Beethoven’s musical language. Peter Ruzicka’s Introspezione, a “documentation of mental states during a controlled psychedelic experience” (to quote the score’s preface), offers a hallucinogenic trip through time and space with memories of string quartets by Pfitzner, Webern, as well as Beethoven’s Op. 135 floating through the soundscape.


Tickets:

$30 General admission

$20 Seniors

$10 Students

$250 Concert Sponsorship for patrons who wish to support future Lydian Quartet programming.

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Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street, Boston, United States

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