New Esterhazy Concert: Pupils of Haydn I November 28, 2010

Pupils of Haydn I

Haydn Op. 76, No. 6 in Eb (1797)

Franciszek Lessel Op. 19 in Bb (1824)

Beethoven Op. 74 in Eb The Harp (1809)

Lisa Weiss - violin
Anthony Martin - viola
William Skeen - violoncello
Kati Kyme - violin

About the New Esterhazy
Founded in 2006, the New Esterházy Quartet takes its name from the Hungarian estate where Joseph Haydn lived and worked for nearly three decades, and from the noble family who were his employers and patrons. The name also honors Quartetto Esterhazy, the ground-breaking historical string quartet from the 1970s, with the blessing of that ensemble’s eminent founder and leader, Jaap Schroeder.

The members of the New Esterházy Quartet are internationally-known period-instrument and chamber music specialists Kati Kyme and Lisa Weiss, violins, violist Anthony Martin, and cellist William Skeen. As individuals, the players perform in the top echelon of early music ensembles such as Orchestra of the 18th Century, Wiener Akademie, Bach Ensemble, Artaria Quartet, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Arcadian Academy, Göttingen Festival Orchestra, and Musica Angelica. In addition to many years of musical collaboration in Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, and a long list of renowned chamber ensembles, these four Bay Area players have enjoyed decades of friendship and shared experience. Their history as both colleagues and friends endows the quartet with an unusual commonality of musical language and gesture, and provides a strong foundation for a unique and original ensemble voice.

Official Website: http://www.asaints.org/events/new-esterhazy-concert-ch-0