“BORROMEO IN WELLFLEET”, First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, Wellfleet, MA

Returning to the festival for the 34th time by popular demand, the Borromeo String Quartet (BSQ) continues to strengthen and deepen its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time. The Quartet is admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers. The BSQ has been ensemble-in-residence at the New England Conservatory and Taos School of Music, both for 25 years, and has, for over two decades, enjoyed a long-term relationship with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where it continues to regularly appear.

The Borromeo’s playing was restless and insistent, from the piece’s edgy opening to the coda, played with a thrilling sense of abandon…simply the best.  – The Boston Globe

Borromeo String Quartet

Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Kristopher Tong, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Yeesun Kim, cello

 L. v. BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Opus 135
Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
“Der schwer gefaßte Entschluss” (“The Difficult Decision”):  Grave, ma non troppo tratto—Allegro

SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828)
Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
Allegro
Andante con moto
Scherzo:  Allegro molto; Trio
Presto