The Lydian String Quartet: Beethoven+ Concert 3

Schedule

Sun Feb 22 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 3:

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"

Hans Thomalla: Bagatellen (2015/16)

Beethoven: String Qurtet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3


Beethoven’s middle quartets represent the extremes of expansion and compression of form resulting in new kinds of musical expression. His three Razumofsky quartets, Op. 59, presented the world with a bold form of instrumental virtuosity new to the realm of string quartet writing. The classical structures of Haydn and Mozart are expanded and given new life in Op. 59 No. 3, from the ambiguous harmonic soundscape of the introduction recalling Mozart’s Dissonance, to the dazzling fugal finale akin to those found in Haydn’s Sun quartets. In contrast, Beethoven’s Serioso (Op. 95), his shortest and most compact string quartet, strips away all excess to present a potently distilled expression. Hans Thomalla’s Bagatellen carries this distillation of expression to new levels with short explorations of musical gestures, harmonies and melodic patterns.


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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