Join us for a brilliant evening of romantic works for string quartet adn Beethoven's extraordinary 4th Piano Concerto - arranged for string quintet and piano soloist! This will be a relaxing, beautiful evening of music!

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Michael Noble, piano
Judy Lou, cello
Tawnya Popoff, viola
Manti Poon, viola
Takumi Taguchi, violin
Samuel Tsui, violin

REPERTOIRE

Anton Webern [masked]) - Langsamer Satz for string quartet (1905)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) - String quartet in a minor, op. 13 (1827)

INTERMISSION

Ludwig van Beethoven [masked]) - Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Major, op. 58 [masked])

Michael Noble has developed an international reputation as an “astonishing” (Het Nieuwsblad) and versatile pianist whose performances and initiatives have engrossed audiences throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Since his first recital at the age of six, he has won prizes in numerous competitions, including the Grand Prize at the Carmel Music Society Competition, Gold Medal at the Crescendo Music Awards (Tulsa, OK), and prizes in the Chopin International Competition of the 1000 Islands. Michael has been called “a pianist to remember” by Het Nieuwsblad, and his playing has been hailed as “elegant, stylish, and powerful” (Peninsula Reviews) and “poetic” (Het Nieuwsblad). Most recently, he was described, in his performance of Dvořák’s Piano Concerto with the Monterey Symphony, as “a pianist with an admirable ability to serve the music at times with the subtlety of a master chamber music player, and also at times to blaze forth with commanding virtuosity and to carry us to dramatic climaxes” (Lyn Bronson, Peninsula Reviews).