February 26, 2023
Cuarteto Casals
7:30 PM at the Sunset Center | Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Program
Pre-concert talk by Musicologist, Derek Katz at 6:30 PM
F.J. Haydn Quartet E-flat Major, op. 20 No. 1
G. Ligeti Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes”
F. Schubert Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden"
Members
Abel Tomas, violin
Vera Martinez Mehner, violin
Jonathan Brown, viola
Arnau Tomas, cello
“…extreme technical perfection yet with life bursting from every note.”
— The Times UK

February 26, 2023
Cuarteto Casals
7:30 PM at the Sunset Center | Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Program
Pre-concert talk by Musicologist, Derek Katz at 6:30 PM
F.J. Haydn Quartet E-flat Major, op. 20 No. 1
G. Ligeti Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes”
F. Schubert Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden"
“…extreme technical perfection yet with life bursting from every note.”
— The Times UK
February 26, 2023 at 3:30:00 AM
Cuarteto Casals
7:30 PM at the Sunset Center | Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Program
Pre-concert talk by Musicologist, Derek Katz at 6:30 PM
F.J. Haydn Quartet E-flat Major, op. 20 No. 1
G. Ligeti Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes”
F. Schubert Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden"
“…extreme technical perfection yet with life bursting from every note.”
— The Times UK
Members
Abel Tomas, violin
Vera Martinez Mehner, violin
Jonathan Brown, viola
Arnau Tomas, cello
About The Ensemble
Since winning First Prizes at the London and Brahms-Hamburg competitions, Cuarteto Casals, which was founded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid, has been a continual guest at the world’s most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Cité de la Musique Paris, Konzerthaus and Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Suntory Hall among many others. Cuarteto Casals is approaching its 25th anniversary season which it will celebrate with a recording and series of concerts featuring the complete ‘Art of the Fugue’ by Johann Sebastian Bach and highlights of recent seasons include a cycle of the complete late Mozart quartets at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, John Adams ‘Absolute Jest’ with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and tours throughout Europe and North America.
A prize from the prestigious Burletti-Buitoni Trust in London enabled the quartet to begin a collection of matching Baroque and Classical period bows which it uses for works from Purcell through Schubert, refining its ability to distinguish between diverse musical styles. In addition, the quartet has been profoundly influenced by its work with living composers, especially György Kurtág, and has given the world premiere of quartets written by leading Spanish composers, including a concerto for string quartet and orchestra by Francisco Coll, premiered with the Orquesta Nacional de España and commissions by Mauricio Sotelo, Benet Casablancas, Dahoud Salim, Lucio Amanti, Aureliano Cattaneo, and Matan Porat.
In recognition of its unique contributions to the cultural life within Catalunya and throughout Spain, Cuarteto Casals has been acknowledged as cultural ambassadors by the Generalitat of Catalunya and the Institut Ramon Llull.