Penderecki Quartet

Event Description

Celebrating their 36th anniversary, the JUNO award-winning Quartet in Residence at Wilfred Laurier University will play a program to include quartets by Haydn, Brahms, and Debussy.

Jeremy Bell (violin), Jerzy Kalanek (violin), Christine Vlajik (viola), Katie Schlaikjer (cello)





Recital Program

Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, Op. 67.
I. Vivace
I. II. Andante
I. III. Agitato – Allegretto non troppo – Trio – Coda
I. IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni

Peter Hatch
Tidal Changes (2024)




Intermission

Claude Debussy
String Quartet G minor Op. 10
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
IV. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu
– Très mouvementé et avec passion


The Penderecki String Quartet has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation. These four brilliant musicians from Poland, Canada, and the USA are known for performances demonstrating “remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep” (Globe and Mail). Their recent schedule has included concerts in New York (Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall), Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Los Angeles (REDCAT at Disney Hall), St. Petersburg, Paris, Prague, Berlin, Rome, Belgrade, Zagreb, Atlanta, as well as appearances at international festivals in Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Venezuela, Brazil, and China. The PSQ champions music of our time, performing a wide range of repertoire from Haydn to Zappa to jazz as well as premiering over 100 new works to date. Described by Fanfare Magazine as “an ensemble of formidable power and keen musical sensitivity”, the PSQ’s expansive discography includes the chamber music of Brahms and Shostakovich (Electra and Marquis labels) and their recently released Bartok cycle. They enter their 20th year as Quartet-in-Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.