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DESCRIPTION:Chamber Music Concerts Presents the Esmé Quartet\n\n★★★
 ★★ “The lyricism and airy limpidity of the four performers give thes
 e movements a profundity and unexpected allure.” Diapason\, France\n\n \
 n\nChamber Music Concerts (CMC) presents the Esmé Quartet on Saturday\, F
 ebruary 21 at 7:30pm at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall\
 , 450 S Mountain Ave\, Ashland\, OR. Purchase tickets at ChamberMusicConce
 rts.org or call 541-552-6154.\n\n \n\nPraised for their warm sound and pow
 erful stage presence\, the Esmé Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Hochsch
 ule für Musik in Cologne\, Germany by four musicians who had been friends
  since their youth. The quartet has rapidly gained a worldwide reputation 
 as a chamber ensemble of exceptional artistry and achievement.\n\n \n\nIn 
 Spring of 2018\, the quartet won the first prize as well as sweeping four 
 special prizes at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quarte
 t Competition in London\, and in the same year it became HSBC Laureate of 
 the Académie du Festival d’Aix. This recognition followed prizes at the
  Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition and the 55th Possehl Mu
 sikpreis Lübeck. In October 2020\, the quartet was awarded the first Hans
 -Gál Prize by the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz\, and Villa Mu
 sica.\n\n \n\nThe Esmé Quartet was named the first Artists-in-Residence a
 t the Lotte Concert Hall\, Seoul\, Korea for the 2020-2021 season. Most re
 cently\, they have been named Ensemble-in-Residence at San Francisco Perfo
 rmances where they are currently based. The quartet takes its name “Esm
 é” from the old French word for “beloved.”\n\n \n\nThe Esmé’s co
 ncert program for CMC features Henri Dutilleux’s Ainsi la nuit\; Maurice
  Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major\; and Franz Schubert’s String Quart
 et No. 14\, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden.”\n\n \n\nTickets are $39/49\, 
 with $5 tickets available for full-time students and $10 tickets for SOU e
 mployees. Purchase online at ChamberMusicConcerts.org or by calling 541-55
 2-6154. Don’t miss the pre-concert lecture at 6:30pm.
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SUMMARY:Esmé Quartet
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