Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 6:00PM

The String Quartet Across Three Centuries

A part of the Juilliard Extension program
Rosen House Music Room
Tickets: $85

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Overview

Few musical genres have proven as adaptable, resilient, and expressive as the string quartet. Spanning works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, and contemporary composer Reena Esmail, this lecture traces the remarkable journey of the quartet from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day. Participants will explore how successive generations of composers expanded the possibilities of the genre while maintaining a dialogue with tradition. Particular attention will be given to questions of cultural exchange, national identity, and musical inheritance, revealing how the string quartet continues to serve as a meeting place for history, innovation, and artistic imagination.

Featured Concert Repertoire to be Explored:

Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, H.III:32
Reena Esmail: New Work (New York Premiere)
Dvořák: Selections from Echo of Songs
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2

This class, taught by Julliard Extension instructor and cellist Mitchell Lyon is a great primer for the Viano Quartet performance on April 4, 2027.

About the Series

Caramoor is teaming up with Juilliard to offer a series of six Extension courses, open to all, offering audiences the opportunity to dive deeper into the themes presented on stage throughout the Rosen House Concert Series. Participants will learn from some of the most acclaimed professors and lecturers and engage in thoughtful discussion with fellow music lovers. Classes can be taken individually or as an Classes can be taken individually or as an entire series.

Also in the Series: Oct 22 / From Beethoven to Bartók: The Expanding World of Chamber Music; Nov 19 / Sacred Songs, Folk Routes: The Making of the Christmas Carol; Feb 24 / Mendelssohn's Grand Tour: Travel, Discovery, & the Sound of Europe; Apr 7 / Music, Faith, & Power in the Baroque World; Apr 14 / Night, Memory, & Imagination: Romantic Piano Tradition

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Music Room

At the heart of the historic Rosen House, the Music Room is a soaring yet intimate space used for chamber music, recitals, American roots music and jazz performances, as well as lectures and Caramoor's popular Afternoon Teas. You’ll find yourself surrounded with Renaissance furniture, stained glass windows and architectural elements the Rosens collected and installed in this unique space. Only covered beverages are permitted inside during performances.

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