Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Gallery 308 2 Marina Blvd SF
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Borromeo String Quartet - Percussion Quintet

Tickets: General Admission $20 advance $25 door
Reserved Table Seating $25 in advance, $30 at door
Front row reserved seating $30 advance $35 at door

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The award-winning Borromeo String Quartet, lauded for its “edge-of-the-seat performances” by the Boston Globe, will present the world premiere of Bay Area composer Hi Kyung Kim’s Percussion Quintet. Featuring guest percussionist William Winant, the performance is sure to further cement Borromeo String Quartet’s standing as one of the most important ensembles of our time.

The visionary performances of the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet mark it as one of the most important ensembles of our time. For SFIAF the Boston group will perform the world premiere of Bay Area composer Hi Kyung Kim’s Percussion Quintet with guest percussionist William Winant. Completing this intriguing program are works by Bach, Beethoven and the distinguished composer Gunther Schuller. The performance is sure to further cement Borromeo String Quartet’s standing as one of the most important ensembles of our time.

"... the members of the Borromeo Quartet subsume their personalities into a marvelous gestalt which brings to life the notes of composers." Christian Hertzog SAN DIEGO.COM

Program
Bach: WTC Prelude & Fugue C# minor
Hi Kyung KIM: Untamed Brush, for Cello solo --US Premiere
Gunther Schuller: String Quartet #3, Movement III
Hi Kyung KIM: Isles of Light, for Percussion and String Quartet --World Premiere

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Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 127

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