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July 9, 2024: Beethoven & Shakespeare: Must It Be?
2024 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

A dialogue in music and theater led by Heifetz Institute Artistic Director Nicholas Kitchen and American Shakespeare Center Executive Director Vanessa Morosco. Featuring performances by the Borromeo String Quartet (Ensemble in Residence at the Heifetz Institute) and ASC actress Mikaela Hanrahan, in scenes from Shakespeare’s Macbeth alongside Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135.

Program

OPENING REMARKS
Nicholas Kitchen
Artistic Director, Heifetz International Music Institute

Vanessa Morosco
Executive Director, American Shakespeare Center


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
II.  Vivace
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Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello


William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Scenes from Macbeth
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Mikaela Hanrahan as Lady Macbeth


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto — Allegro
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Borromeo String Quartet
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

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