Chen String Quartet
Details
Robert Chen and Laura Park Chen, violins; Beatrice Chen, viola; Noah Chen, cello; Joshua Graham, percussion
Intimate Letters
Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) - Mariel for cello and marimba (1999) (11')
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) - New Work for Chen String Quartet and Josh Graham, Percussion (2025) (9') *World Premiere
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" (1928) (24')
I. Andante
II. Adagio
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro
Free
Classical Music Chicago, formerly the International Music Foundation, was founded in 1976 by Chicagoan Al Booth. His vision to turn Handel's Messiah into classical Karaoke as the Do-It-Yourself Messiah. The format was inspired by his experience of a sing-along Messiah in a parish church in Bromley, Kent; by the lunchtime concerts at the Bishopsgate Library in London; and by... (Read more)