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Northern Lights, Southern Sun

Verdi and Sibelius Quartets

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Sun, May 3, 2026, 5:00 pm

Alice Tully Hall

2 hours, including intermission

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Does climate affect the way music is composed? Come find out for yourself in this unusual program juxtaposing works composed near earth’s 45th and 60th parallels, where temperatures and daylight hours differ dramatically. The Escher Quartet offers its signature performances of Verdi and Sibelius, while the indomitable duo of Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian provide bracing cold and soothing warmth.

Program

Giuseppe Verdi

(1813—1901)

Quartet in E minor for Strings

(1873)

Edvard Grieg

(1843–1907)

Sonata No. 3 in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 45

(1886)

Enrique Granados

(1867-1916)

Romanza for Violin and Piano

(c. 1909)

Jean Sibelius

(1865-1957)

Quartet in D minor for Strings, Op. 56, "Voces intimae"

(1909)

Wu Qian

Piano

Alexander Sitkovetsky

Violin

Escher String Quartet

Ensemble
Presented at

Alice Tully Hall

1941 Broadway at, W 65th St New York, NY 10023