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ROCO says goodbye to the old and in with the (relatively) new in this concert celebrating musical innovation via the string quartet, performed at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Lombardini Sirmen’s Quartet in E major, a work that helped to shape the string quartet genre alongside those of Haydn and Boccherini, is an incredible example of a rare 18th-century woman who was not only able to live independently as a professional musician, but who made an important impact on the genre through her work. Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor – his sole chamber work – praised for its tonal beauty, wrapped up the concert.

ARTISTS
Scott St. John, violin
Eva Burmeister, violin
Sharon Wei, viola
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello

Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen: String Quartet in E major, Op. 3, No. 6
I. Andantino
II. Con Brio

Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in e minor
II. Andantino
III. Prestissimo
IV. Scherzo fuga. Allegro assai mosso