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​51st Chamber Music
Concert Season

Balourdet Quartet

Amaury Coeytaux     Loic Rio     Laurent Marfaing     François Kieffer
  ​Tuesday, April 2, 2024
  7:30 PM Harris Concert Hall
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Winning Classical Music's Most Prestigious Competitions

 Grand Prize 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition 
Top Prize 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani in Reggio Emilia, Italy 
Chamber Music America's 2021 Classical Commissioning Grant 

Gold Medal 2020 Fischoff Competition 

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 Chamber Music's New Sensation 

Music Program
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Joseph Haydn        String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 “The Bird” (1781) 
György Kurtág        Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 44 (2005)                 
Franz Schubert      String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 (1826)

Radiant Heights

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'No deeper music could be written by a 29-year-old facing his own premature mortality,  yet it is the goose-bump inducing, magical charm of Schubert’s effortless melodies in his final quartet that captivate us through a signature work of aptly-named Heavenly  Length. The program opens with Haydn’s signature humor and tone painting in “The  Bird,” and the modern-day Hungarian bard Kurtág ponders the cycle of life in tribute to musicians meaningful to him, none more so than Schubert in the genre of “Six Moments Musicaux.” ' 

  —BQ

Concert 

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Balourdet Quartet seated with string instruments next to acclaim text about their talented chamber music quartet

"... an exceptionally talented group... With bows flying and notes swirling, this quartet has a bright future ahead." — Ponca City News (Feb. 2022)

The Quartet

The Balourdet Quartet, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, as well as prizes in international competitions including the Banff, Paolo Borciani, and Carl Nielsen competitions. They were also awarded the Gold Medal at the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the 2021 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. 


Highlights of the Balourdet’s 2022-23 season include appearances at Chamber Music Detroit, the Grand Piano Series in Naples, FL, NEC’s Jordan Hall, Merkin Hall, and Wigmore Hall. Summer 2022 also saw the Balourdet performing at festivals including Bravo! Vail, Music Mountain, and Strings Music Festival. Additionally this season, the quartet is thrilled to premiere a new commissioned work by celebrated composer Karim Al-Zand, made possible through Chamber Music America’s Classical Commissioning Grant.

About Quartet
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Balourdet Quartet: Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - Mvt. 4
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Balourdet Quartet: Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - Mvt. 4

Discover more at http://guarnerihall.org/. String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 IV. Finale Johannes Brahms Balourdet Quartet Angela Bae, violin Justin DeFilippis, violin Benjamin Zannoni, viola Russell Houston, cello Executive Producer: Stefan Hersh, Guarneri Hall NFP Director of Photography and Editor: Mike Grittani, Grittani Creative LTD. Audio Engineer: Christopher Willis
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No. 1
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Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op.18 No. 1

Recorded in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Schneider Concert Series Virtual Concert October 4th, 2020 Balourdet String Quartet Angela Bae, Violin Justin DeFilippis, Violin Benjamin Zannoni, Viola Russell Houston, Cello Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1 (1801) 0:14 I.Allegro con brio 10:01 II. Adagio affettuoso et appassionato 19:44 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 23:21 IV. Allegro molto https://www.balourdetquartet.com/
Brahms String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1, II. Romanze: Poco Adagio
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Brahms String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1, II. Romanze: Poco Adagio

Balourdet Quartet Justin DeFilippis, Violin Angela Bae, Violin Benjamin Zannoni, Viola Russell Houston, Cello 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani Teatro Valli (Reggio Emilia, IT)
Bartok String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
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Bartok String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

Recorded in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory Schneider Concert Series Virtual Concert October 4th, 2020 Balourdet String Quartet Justin DeFilippis, Violin Angela Bae, Violin Benjamin Zannoni, Viola Russell Houston, Cello 0:12 I. Allegro 6:42 II. Prestissimo, con sordino 10:00 III. Non troppo lento 16:31 IV. Allegretto pizzicato 19:48 V. Allegro molto

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