Kaia String Quartet

Friday, May 20, 7:00 pm CST

Nevermore Chamber Music Festival

From the tango of the Rio de la Plata to the string quartets of Silvestre Revueltas, the KAIA String Quartet is an ensemble devoted to promoting the rich and colorful music of Latin America. Active performers in both the US and abroad, highlights of the 2019-2020 season include a residency at the Avaloch Farm Institute, a concert tour in Uruguay and Argentina including a performance at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, as well as performances at various concert series in North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The Quartet plays an active role in Chicago’s music scene where they are regular guests at the Chicago Latino Music Festival and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. In 2017, KAIA was the first ensemble in residence at Chicago’s classical radio station, WFMT. During this residency they explored the world of Latin classical music with audiences through daily radio segments, performances and broadcasts around the city and the production of KAIA Kids, a series of children’s education videos.

PROGRAM:

José Bragato, Tres movimientos porteños para cuarteto de cuerdas basados en ritmos de tango

I. Popular
II. Romántico
III. Culto

Joseph Haydn, String Quartet op.76, No.2 “Quinten” in D minor

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto
IV. Vivace assai

Claudio Santoro, String Quartet No. 3
I. Allegro
II. Lento
III. Vivo
IV. Andante- Allegro

Astor Piazzolla, from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
I. Verano Porteño

PROGRAM NOTES:

will be announced from the stage