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Kontras Quartet Recital at Grace Lutheran
Grace Lutheran's string-quartet-in-residence, the Kontras Quartet, continues its 2018 recital series at the church on Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Edward Elgar's String Quartet in E Minor, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade", and Ugandan composer Justinian Tamusuza's "On the Way of the Cross".
Admired for their "superlative artistry" (CVNC Arts Journal), the Kontras Quartet has established an international following for their vibrant and nuanced performances. The "superb Chicago-based ensemble" (Gramophone Magazine) has been described as "a tightly crafted and beautiful instrument" (CVNC Arts Journal) and has been lauded for their "crisp precision" (Palm Beach Daily News) and "enjoyable musical personality" (Fanfare Magazine). Kontras means 'contrasts' in the Afrikaans language - fitting for a string ensemble whose colorful repertoire spans centuries, genres, and continents.
The Kontras Quartet's recent and upcoming engagements include tours of South Africa and Switzerland; broadcasts on classical radio stations nationwide (including Performance Today and a 3-month residency with Chicago's WFMT 98.7 FM); performances at Chicago's Symphony Center and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.; television appearances on NBC and PBS; and sold out concerts in San Diego, Telluride, Salt Lake City, Raleigh and Arizona. Kontras is currently in its fourth season as the professional string-quartet-in-residence at Western Michigan University.
The Kontras Quartet records for MSR Classics and has released three critically acclaimed albums. The first, Origins, features new and lesser-known works from the quartet's home countries, including the world premiere recording of Dan Visconti's Ramshackle Songs. The recording was commended by Gramophone Magazine for the quartet's "scrupulous shading and control". The second, Lucid Dreamer, features a septet that Kontras commissioned in 2013 with a generous Chamber Music America-awarded grant. The work treads the line between classical music and American folk and invigorates Kontras' ongoing collaboration with the legendary Kruger Brothers trio, as does their latest 2017 release, the Roan Mountain Suite.
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LocationGrace Lutheran Church (View)
7300 Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
United States
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