News Release
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February 28, 2006
Boise State’s Classic Performances Series Presents the Moscow
String Quartet
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The Moscow String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. March 11
in the Boise State Student Union Special Events Center as part of the
university’s annual Classic Performances Series. Tickets are $10 general and
$5 for Boise State students, faculty, staff and alumni through
Select-a-Seat, (208) 426-1494.
The Moscow String Quartet’s members are graduates of the Moscow
Conservatory, and gained international acclaim after winning the Leo Weiner
International Quartet Competition in Budapest, Hungary, and the
International Quartet Competition in Evian, France.
The group was described by the composer Alfred Schnittke as “an
extraordinary ensemble that distinguishes itself with refined musical style,
an unusually beautiful sound and palette of colors, and a tremendous
artistic temperament. The Moscow String Quartet is, in my opinion, one of
the most outstanding quartets in the world today.”
The quartet — which includes Eugenia Alikhanova, first violin; Galina
Kokhanovskaya, second violin; Tatiana Kokhanovskaya, viola; and Olga
Ogranovitch, cello — has played at many prestigious halls around the world.
The group is now in residence at the University of Colorado, a position it
has held since 1997.
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Contact: Catherine Allen, Student Activities, (208) 426-3049,
callen@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540,
juliehahn@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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