The Fine Arts Quartet 2023 Summer Festival

Sunday, July 9

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
3 p.m. (2 p.m. pre-talk)

Ernest Bloch
Quintet No.1 for Piano and String Quartet (1923)
Wu Han, guest pianist

Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C Major Op. post. 163, D.956..
David Finckel, guest cellist

We are especially excited to welcome Wu Han and David Finckel to the opening concert on July 9. Each has a distinguished solo, chamber, and guest artist career. As a couple, they are a frequent performing duo and co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.

Thursday, July 13

Milwaukee Jewish Community Center
Reservations are required for the Jewish Community Center. Space is limited at that venue.  If you are interested in registering for the Fine Arts Quartet on July 13, please fill out this form to register.

https://www.jccmilwaukee.org/arts-ideas/evening-with-the-fine-arts-quartet/

7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pre-talk)

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D Major, Op.64, No.5, Hob.III:63, (“Lark”)

Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in A Minor, Op.13 (1827)

Sunday, July 16

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
3 p.m. (2 p.m. pre-talk)

Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No.1

Antonin Dvorak
String Quintet in G Major, Op.77
Brittany Conrad, guest double bassist

Additional programming

In addition, expect opportunities for open rehearsals, panel discussions, and pre-talks.

Friday, July 7 Panel discussion – The Chamber Music Community

More information here
Saint John’s On The Lake, 1840 N Prospect Ave.
– Call 414-831-6729 for reservations

Pre-talks

Sunday, July 9 and July 16 Pretalks – Zelazo Center concerts
Steve Basson will present a 2:00 pm pre- talk for both Sunday Zelazo concerts.
Thursday, July 13 Pretalk  – At the Jewish Community Center
Fine Arts Quartet members Gil Sharon and Efim Boico will discuss their years with symphony and chamber music in Israel.

Friday, July 14 Open rehearsal of the Quartet

Saint John’s On The Lake, 1840 N Prospect Ave.
– Call 414-831-6729 for reservations

No Tickets required

To simplify arrangements for the concert, there will be no ticketing.  The concert is free to the public with general seating.  More information on seating here.

Read about the music scheduled for the 2023 Festival.

Meet the members of the Quartet

Our Partners

The Peck School of the Arts, UW-Milwaukee has been collaborating with the series, assisting with the Zelazo Center performances.

The Friends of the Fine Arts Quartet has contracted with Create Wisconsin to manage the funds for all concerts. They have created a dedicated account – The Fine Arts Quartet Fund – for that purpose. Visit our page on the Create Wisconsin site to donate.

Note: Create Wisconsin is the new name, adopted this year, for Arts Wisconsin. The Friends of the Fine Arts Quartet has been working with this fiscal service since 2019.

Supporting the quartet's appearances in Millwaukee