The New Hollywood String Quartet presents the SUMMER OF ANGELS Chamber Music Festival, July 10th -13th at The Huntington's Rothenburg Hall. This year's festival honors the legacy of the Hollywood String Quartet, by performing works from their legendary Capitol Records discography. Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin will introduce and speak at each of these four concerts in a tribute to his parents Felix Slatkin and Eleanor Aller, the first violinist and cellist of that famed String Quartet.
On Thursday July 10th at 7:30 pm, superstar pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the NHSQ for the festival's inaugural evening, featuring celebrated chamber works by Borodin and Franck.
On Friday July 11th at 7:30 pm, celebrated cellist Alban Gerhardt joins the NHSQ for Schubert's sublime String Quintet in C Major. The NHSQ opens the concert with Tchaikovsky's beautiful Quartet No.1
On Saturday July 12th at 5:00 pm, Acclaimed violist and composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama joins the NHSQ along with Alban Gerhardt to perform Schoenberg's magical Verklärte Nacht. The NHSQ will also perform Schumann's romantic Piano Quintet with the brilliant pianist Olga Zado.
On Sunday July 13th at 5:00 pm, The NHSQ will perform Walton's stunning Quartet No.2. The concert and festival conclude with Olga Zado joining the NHSQ to perform the crown jewel of chamber music- The Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor.
Don't miss THE chamber music event of the summer! Learn more and purchase your festival pass at: www.summerofangels.com
In a glowing 2024 review, Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote: “The New Hollywood String Quartet takes its inspiration from the famed Hollywood String Quartet, composed of studio musicians in the 1940s and ’50s. It had the reputation as America’s finest string quartet... The golden era of soundtracks is owed in large part to such studio musicians. That’s still true with the New Hollywood.” Come for the music, stay for the magic - surrounded by gardens, history, and the soul-stirring sounds of chamber music at its finest.
Tickets available at
http://www.summerofangels.com/