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Veronika String Quartet

Veronika String Quartet
Wednesday, August 5.. 7:30 pm..
$20 at the door or online at www.brownpapertickets.com
At Francisco Crossing.. 300 S Main Street, La Veta, Colorado
The Veronika String Quartet consists of:
Veronika Afanassieva, violin;
Karine Garibova, violin;
Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia, viola;
Scott Kluksdahl, cello.
They will be performing:
String Quartet in C Major (1950).....D. Geppert (b. 1921) (La Veta's own David Geppert)
String Quartet in A Minor, Op.13, "Ist Es Wahr?".....F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 3, in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30...P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Now celebrating its 25th season, the Veronika String Quartet launched itself into the international arena early on, taking top prizes at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Shostakovich International String Quartet Competition, and Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. Since then, this foursome has appeared in important halls in Moscow, St. Petersburg, London, Madrid, Jerusalem, New York, Chicago, and in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, as well as throughout the United States.

The Veronika String Quartet is firmly established in the Russian lineage, and its members represent training from the Gnessin Academy of Music, the Moscow State Conservatory and the Juilliard School. They are widely acclaimed for the purity of their interpretations of the Russian masterworks, from Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Schnittke, and beyond.

The Veronika String Quartet continues to endear itself to audiences and music lovers in Ohio and Colorado, where it is a vital agent in the invigoration of the arts. By recording and broadcasting for Colorado Public Radio and by presenting thematically adventurous concert series in both Colorado Springs and Pueblo, these veteran performers have single-handedly revitalized the chamber music scene in the region. The Veronika String Quartet has held artistic posts at Colorado State University and at Ohio's Lancaster Music Festival, where it currently performs as quartet-in-residence. The quartet's commitment to the applied training of emerging young musicians is well-known, and the quartet's idealism and its ambassadorship for music prompted the Colorado Springs Gazette to remark, "The Veronika String Quartet shared an insight into the human condition that is strictly the domain of great art and music."