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Washington, DC (String Quartet No.3 “Mishima”)

February 27, 2027

https://dumbartonconcerts.org/veronaquartet-and-alexfiterstein

Verona Quartet &
Alex Fiterstein

Saturday, February 27, 2027
7:30 p.m.
Historic Dumbarton Church
3133 Dumbarton St NW
Georgetown

Vivid, imaginative selections for string quartet and clarinet

Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro, violin
Abigail Rojansky, viola | Jonathan Dormand, cello
Alex Fiterstein, clarinet

One might not expect the worlds of film music and string quartets to intertwine, and yet with our February concert this year, the Verona Quartet and Alex Fiterstein bring a program of music inspired by modern human stories. Erich Korngold and Philip Glass are both composers famed for their evocative film scores, and this narrative approach to composing shows through in their string quartets. The program concludes with Brahms’ beloved late-career Clarinet Quintet, a monumental, magical, and warmly nostalgic work that uses the melancholy timbre of the clarinet to reflect on a life well lived. This ensemble of young music educators (the Verona from Oberlin and Mr. Fiterstein from Peabody) admirably carries these mature works to a rousing conclusion.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 26
Philip Glass String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115

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