“The sublime meets the sensational” in a program that showcases the lyricism, innovation and emotional intensity of three legendary composers. Opening with Mozart’s lyrical Prussian Quartet, also known as The Violet and written for amateur cellist King Friedrich Wilhelm II, it then embarks on a kaleidoscopic exploration of otherworldly textures in Ligeti’s String Quartet No. 2, before culminating in Schubert’s iconic Death and the Maiden – a profound meditation on life and mortality.

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The sublime meets the sensational in Convergence, with music by Mozart, Ligeti and Schubert that ignites the imagination and brings the stunning voices of three legendary composers into focus.

With a warm and welcoming embrace, the grace of Mozart’s lyrical Prussian Quartet in D Major opens this concert of music familiar, daring and masterful. Ligeti’s groundbreaking String Quartet No.2 is an enthralling, kaleidoscopic journey through otherworldly textures and virtuosic writing for strings. The second half of Convergence reaches its emotional peak with one of the greatest quartets of all time, Schubert’s enduringly popular fourteenth quartet—Death and the Maiden—a gripping celebration of life and death.