The 2023-24 Hoch Chamber Music Series

After 47 years with thousands of concerts on multiple continents, and 9 Grammy Awards, the Emerson String Quartet will take their final bow at the Hoch on their farewell tour.

Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
Paul Watkins, cello

Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major, Op. 133
Beethoven: String Quartet in C Sharp minor, Op. 131

Named “America’s greatest quartet” by Time Magazine, the Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. Since its start in 1976, the Quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings and has been honored with a variety of esteemed awards including nine GRAMMYs® (two of which were for Best Classical Album) the Avery Fisher Prize, three Gramophone Awards, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award.

During their farewell season, performances have included major concert halls across the United States and Europe. This performance marks the Emerson’s fifth and final appearance in the Hoch Series.

Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, violin
Emanouil Manolov, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
SoHui Yun, viola
Paul Watkins, cello

Brahms: String Quintet No.2 in G Major, Op.111

featuring
Ramin Karimloo
and the “Broadgrass Band”
with Jim Lowe, piano

Tony & Olivier Award nominee Ramin Karimloo made his name in the early 2000s in some of the West End's most enduring productions, most notably Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables, and most recently in Funny Girl in the 2022 production on Broadway. Ramin will be joined by Jim Lowe and the Broadgrass Band for an evening of musical theatre and folk tunes, breathing some bluegrass into Broadway.

Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, violin
Emanouil Manolov, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
Estelle Choi, cello
Jon Klibonoff, piano

Bartok: Duos for 2 Violins
Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio, Op.10
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No.1, Op.1

This concert will showcase Budapest’s most acclaimed composers and true music legends, Bela Bartok and Erno Dohnányi, for an enchanting evening of chamber music, gliding along the legendary waters of the Danube River.