Cuarteto Latinoamericano Concert

Back by popular demand, our season opens with Mexico’s flagship chamber ensemble, the incredible Cuarteto Latinoamericano. In this special appearance opening their farewell tour, this beloved quartet brings a program of North and South American favorites. This all-star lineup of works features the original setting of Barber’s Adagio for Strings, as well as Dvořák’s classic American Quartet, alongside the Latin American repertoire that put the Bitrán brothers on the map. Join us in witnessing and saluting the work of these artists as they cap off a glittering forty-year career.

Tribute to the Americas:

• Heitor Villa-Lobos String Quartet No.17
• Samuel Barber Adagio from String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
• Astor Piazzolla Four, for tango
• George Gershwin Lullaby
• Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (“American”)
• Saúl Bitrán and Arón Bitrán, violin | Javier Montiel, viola | Álvaro Bitrán, cello