November 7, 2003

St. Petersburg String Quartet Celebrates Russian Music In Boise

The Boise Chamber Music Society and the Boise State University music department present the St. Petersburg String Quartet for the second concert of the Boise Chamber Music Series, at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. Celebrating the 300th anniversary of their hometown, St. Petersburg, Russia, the Quartet will play a passionate program of Prokofiev and Glazunov, and share a hauntingly beautiful new work by Georgian composer Zurab Nadarejshvili. Early in its career, the Quartet blazed a trail through international chamber music competitions, winning First Prize at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition; the Silver Medal and a Special Prize at the Tokyo International Competition of Chamber Ensembles; First Prize and both Special Prizes at the Vittorio Gui International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Florence, Italy; and First Prize and the Grand Prix Musica Viva at the International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Melbourne, Australia. The Quartet will soon release the complete works of Tchaikovsky for string quartet on the Dorian label. Already available are the complete Shostakovich cycle on Hyperion, and Delos’ recordings of Prokofiev’s two quartets, Nadarejshvili’s “String Quartet no.1,” and Glazunov’s “Quartet No. 5.” Tickets for this concert are $20 general and $15 for students and seniors. For tickets or additional information, call Jeanne Belfy at 426-1216. The Quartet will also present A Little Morning Music, a master class with student string quartets, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. This event, free and open to the public, is supported by the Boise Chamber Music Society and the Boise State music department. -30- Contact Jeanne Belfy Department of music 208 426-1216 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275