Gyorgy Kurtag – Selections from Jatekok (“Games”)

Robert Schumann – Andante and Variations, Op. 46

Maurice Ravel – La Valse

Franz Schubert – Quartet in D minor, #14 D810 “Death and the Maiden”

ARTISTS

Ieva Jokubaviciute and Reiku Uchida, pianists

Scott St. John and Jennifer Frautschi, violins

Dov Scheindlin, viola

Yeesun Kim and  Wilhelmina Smith, cellos

Eric Ruske, horn

BARTOK: THE 6 QUARTETS

String Quartet No. 1, Op.7, Sz. 40

String Quartet No. 2, Op.17, Sz. 67

Intermission

String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85

String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

Intermission

String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102

String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114

Te Amo, Argentina!

The Borromeo joins Latin Grammy-winning cellist Antonio Lysy, and the sizzling international tango duo Miriam Larici and Leonoardo Barrionuevo (of FOX's So You Think You Can Dance and NBC's Superstars of Dance) in an exotic udio-visual journey that draws audiences into the heart of Argentina and its fascinating, diverse culture.

The peformance combines Argentine chamber music, heart-stopping original tango choreography, and commissioned projected animations and visual artwork.

From the Amerindian rhythms of the Andes Mountains, to the city-street cafés of Buenos Aires, the combination of music, dance and projected media weave together an inspiring homage to Argentina.

Toronto Summer Music Festival
Festival Insiders Events Series

Discussion presentation: 

"Bartok: Paths Not Taken"

This special Bartok event explores recently uncovered, an extraordinary, alternate movements that Bela Bartok wrote for his 6 quartets, but quietly shelved away in favor of the music we know today. 

This presentation will include projections of Bartok's manuscripts of these recoverd movements for quartets 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, illustrated by the Borromeos.

This remarkable material was uncovered by first violinist, Nicholas Kitchen, through his work in the Bartók Archive in Budapest.

All manuscripts will be shown with the special permission by Bartók’s son, Peter.

Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, “Death and the Maiden”
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 – with Grosse Fuge

J. S. Bach: Fugue in C-sharp Minor, from the Well-Tempered Clavier
(Arrangement for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen) 

Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12

L. van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131

Franz Schubert: Nocturno
Bela Bartok: String Quartet no.5
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet no.15, op.132

Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 5

L. van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132

This season, in addition to the Borromeo's regular spring concert, the Gardner will present a special summer series—one discussion and three concerts—to celebrate the Borromeo's brilliant career and ongoing collaboration with the Museum.

Today's event will be a discussion and presentation by the Borromeo on Beethoven's manuscripts.