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Music Mondays — Miró Quartet & David Shifrin, clarinet

Published: March 15, 2022; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

One of America’s most celebrated string quartets, The Miró Quartet has performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. Eminent clarinetist David Shifrin («luminous», NY Times) joins in a program of works for clarinet and quartet, including Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet and arrangements of big band swing. «In the Miró’s performance, all of the notes are delivered with remarkable precision and intra-ensemble timing that resemble the workings of a finely calibrated timepiece...» (Fanfare)

Program

• Beethoven — Quartet in A Major, op. 18, no. 5
• Benny Goodman, arr. David Schiff — Swing arrangements for clarinet and string quartet: «Smooth One», «How am I to Know», and «Temptation Rag»
• Mozart — Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

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Time: 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM EDT

Free!

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