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Katonah, NY ~ October 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cohn Dutcher Associates
Lois Cohn, 917.339.7187, lcohn@cohndutcher.com
Dan Dutcher, 917.339.7157, ddutcher@cohndutcher.com
Whitney Holden, 917.339.7188, wholden@cohndutcher.com
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS PRESENTS  MOZ(ART): THE KUSS QUARTET
2010-11 Great Artists in the Music Room Series
WHO: The Kuss Quartet: Jana Kuss, violin | Oliver Wille, violin | William Coleman, viola | Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello
WHEN: Sunday, November 14, 2010 | 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Rosen House Music Room | Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
PROGRAM: HAYDN: Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20, No 2, Hob. III:32
MOZART: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major K.458 “The Hunt”
MOZART: String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K.575
TICKETS: Individual tickets are $40. Subscription series prices for the 2010-11 Great Artists in the Music Room series range from $105.00 for 3 concerts to $217.00 for 7 concerts. To purchase, call the Caramoor Box Office at 914.232.1252, or visit www.caramoor.org
PRESS TICKETS: Contact Whitney Holden, 917.339.7188, wholden@cohndutcher.com
KATONAH, NY — On Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 4:00 pm, the 2010-11 Great Artists in the Music Room Series kicks off at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with the Kuss Quartet. Celebrated the world over for their heavenly sound and impassioned playing, the Kuss Quartet – one of today’s finest European ensembles – makes its Caramoor debut with a program of quartet masterpieces. The ensemble pays homage to the intimate genre of music that flourished in Mozart’s time with sincere and impassioned interpretations of the composer’s String Quartet Nos. 17 and 21, and Haydn’s Quartet No. 25.
Great Artists in the Music Room – Moz(art)
Moz(art) is a three-part fall series exploring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s more intimate and collaborative music through a beautiful selection of chamber and vocal works. The most enduringly loved composer of the Classical era, Mozart created pinnacles of the repertoire in every genre that he touched. His genius, his vision, and his prolific body of work have had a profound influence on subsequent Western art music. Featured artists are The Kuss Quartet, Caramoor Virtuosi, and The Orchestra of St. Luke’s
About the Kuss Quartet
From Carnegie Hall in New York to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, from Wigmore Hall in London to the Berliner Philharmonie, the four musicians of the Kuss Quartet have been invited not only to the most celebrated international concert halls, but also to the most prestigious festivals, among them the Salzburg Festival, the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, and the Edinburgh Festival.
The Kuss Quartet has given much thought on how to restore the string quartet to where it once stood: at the cutting edge of cultural and compositional life. They have been praised for their fresh approach – Music of the past, played as music of the present. As a result, it has succeeded in bringing new young audiences to concerts in new and unconventional venues.
The quartet plays a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance and Baroque through to the present day. It has studied the works of György Kurtág and Helmut Lachenmann with the composers themselves, and has additionally given workshops at the Hamburg Musikhochschule to its composition students.
About Caramoor
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts – a performing arts center located on a unique 90-acre setting of Italianate architecture and gardens in Westchester County, NY – enriches the lives of its audiences through innovative and diverse musical performances of the highest quality. Its mission also includes mentoring young professional musicians and providing educational programs for young children centered around music. The historic Rosen House, built in the 1930’s, and its Music Room are “the heart of Caramoor.” Upon its completion in 1939, Caramoor founders Walter and Lucie Rosen began to present private concerts in the Music Room, and today it is used for all ‘Caramoor Indoors’ concerts and arts-in-education programs. For more information, go to Caramoor.org or call (914) 232-5035.
Tickets: Individual tickets: $40.00. To purchase, call the Caramoor Box Office at 914.232.1252, or visit www.caramoor.org. One of seven Great Artists in the Music Room programs featured during the 2010-11 Indoors season, Caramoor also offers the following Subscription Series pricing packages:
Septet (all 7 concerts) $217.00 (SAVE 22.5%)
Sextet (any 6 concerts) $192.00 (SAVE 20%)
Quintet (any 5 concerts) $165.00 (SAVE 17.5 %)
Quartet (any 4 concerts) $136.00 (SAVE 15%)
Trio (any 3 concerts) $105.00 (SAVE 12.5%)
For Press Tickets: Contact Whitney Holden, Cohn Dutcher Associates | 917.339.7188 | wholden@cohndutcher.com
PROGRAM
GREAT ARTISTS IN THE MUSIC ROOM SERIES
MOZ(ART): THE KUSS QUARTET
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2010, 4:00 P.M.
ROSEN HOUSE MUSIC ROOM
The Kuss Quartet:
Jana Kuss, violin
Oliver Wille, violin
William Coleman, viola
Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello
HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20, No 2, Hob. III:32
MOZART String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major K.458 (The Hunt)
MOZART String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K.575
This performance is made possible, in part,
by ArtsWestchester with funds from Westchester County Government
This performance is made possible with public funds from
the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency
The Fall 2010 Indoors season is made possible, in part, through generous funding from
Floy and Amos Kaminski.
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS IS LOCATED AT
149 GIRDLE RIDGE ROAD, KATONAH, NEW YORK.
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