Parker Quartet, string quartet
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 7:30 PM
Smith Theatre | Horowitz Center HCC
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Performance Information
The GRAMMY Award-winning Parker Quartet brings their celebrated “fearless, yet probingly beautiful” performances to masterpieces spanning Vienna’s extraordinary musical heritage. Their interpretation of Beethoven’s taut, enigmatic Serioso Quartet reveals the revolutionary spirit that defined the First Viennese School. A century later, Anton Webern’s concentrated Five Movements carries this innovative tradition forward - his crystalline miniatures distilling Viennese expressivity through modernist techniques. The evening culminates with Schubert’s epic String Quartet No. 15 – composed in Vienna just weeks before his death – where the Parkers navigate the sublime balance between fragility and strength that characterizes the composer’s final works. Having performed at prestigious venues from Wigmore Hall to Carnegie Hall, the Parker Quartet illuminates this remarkable journey through Vienna’s musical evolution with exceptional technical precision and profound emotional insight. __ Pre-Concert Talk with Jonathan Palevsky at 6:30PM__
The Program
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887
About The Artist

Daniel Chong, violin | Ken Hamao, violin | Jessica Bodner, viola | Kee-Hyun Kim, cello Internationally recognized for their “fearless, yet probingly beautiful” (The Strad) performances, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation, dedicated purely to the sound and depth of their music. They are renowned for their fresh and unique approach to the great classics while being passionate ambassadors for music of our time…