November 6, 1998: Volume 44, Number 9

Borromeo Quartet to Perform Nov. 14

The critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet will perform with world-class pianist Menahem Pressler on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in Union College's Memorial Chapel.

This is the third concert of the Schenectady Museum-Union College Concert Series. The concert program will include Prokofiev's Quartet No. 1 in b, Op. 50; Andy Vores' Quartet No. 3 (1998); and Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81.

Formed in 1989 by four young musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music, the Borromeo String Quartet has risen quickly to international prominence. The quartet takes its name from an area of northern Italy where it played its first concerts together. Members include Nicholas Kitchen and Ruggero Allifranchini, violins; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; and Yeesun Kim, cello. All are faculty members at the New England Conservancy. The Boston Globe wrote: "The Borromeo String Quartet is simply the best there is on the planet; every appearance they make is an event... the only real treasure, it's been said, is spiritual treasure, and this was it."

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