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Grand Piano Series presents Galvin Cello Quartet
Galvin Cello Quartet
Mozart arr. Moore — Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Massenet arr. Sabouret — Meditation from Thais
Beethoven arr. Yu — 12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
C. Schumann arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — 6 Lieder, Op. 13
Paganini arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Variations on a Theme by Rossini (Moses)
Rossini arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Overture from The Barber of Seville
Wagner arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Feierliches Stück
J. Strauss, Jr. arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Overture to Die Fledermaus
Four cellos. One electrifying night. With their technical brilliance and international flair, the Galvin Cello Quartet brings an evening of opera, romance and virtuosity to Daniels Pavilion. In this program, sparkling overtures by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini and Johann Strauss II meet lyrical gems by Clara Schumann and Jules Massenet as well as virtuosic works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Niccolò Paganini as the quartet’s musicality shines through.
This presentation is part of the Grand Piano Series. Grand Piano Series is an independent nonprofit organization.
Galvin Cello Quartet
Galvin Cello Quartet
Praised as a quartet whose “cellists are brilliant instrumentalists and thoughtful musicians individually, but their renditions as a group are glorious” (Arnold Steinhardt, Guarneri String Quartet), the Galvin Cello Quartet emerged after capturing the Silver Medal at the 2021 Fischoff Competition. Following this success, Galvin won the 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition and joined the Concert Artists Guild roster. With members from Brazil, South Korea and the United States, the quartet takes its name from the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where Sydney Lee, Haddon Kay and Luiz Fernando Venturelli met as students of Hans Jørgen Jensen; James Baik joined in 2024.
The Galvin Cello Quartet champions the cello quartet as a vital chamber music form, presenting programs that reflect both tradition and contemporary life while highlighting diverse cultural perspectives. Recent highlights include performances and residencies at Rockport Music Festival, Bravo! Vail, Ravinia, Ascent International Cello Festival, Merkin Hall and Newport Classical. The ensemble is represented by Epstein Fox Performances and Dinin Arts.
Members have earned recognition individually: Lee is a top prizewinner at the Washington International Competition and Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition; Kay is a prizewinner at the George Enescu International Competition; Venturelli has appeared as a soloist with major Brazilian orchestras; and Baik is a First Prize winner of the 2023 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
Grand Piano Series
Grand Piano Series
Grand Piano Series is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), tax-exempt and financially self-supporting organization. Founded in 2016 by Milana Strezeva and Raniero Tazzi, Grand Piano Series is a nonprofit concert and education organization that seeks to enrich the cultural life of the Southwest Florida community with memorable concerts by international artists of the highest caliber, along with a dynamic program of community outreach for all ages, including programs for over 10,000 students each year in Collier and Lee counties.
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