Wister Quartet
and Friends

"The Wisters, individually and collectively, produce some of the richest string sound I've encountered. Their ensemble is magnificent and they play with imagination and passion."
David Greene, Globe-Times

Wister Quartet and Friends join the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival AUG 7!

Wister Quartet
Lloyd Smith, Cello
Nancy Bean, Violin
Davyd Booth, Violin
Pamela Fay, Violin

André-Michel Schub, Piano
Hai-Ye Ni, Cello

BOCCHERINI String Quintet in E Major Op. 11 No. 5, Wister Quartet with Hai-Ye Ni
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor, Wister Quartet
DOHNANYI Piano Quintet in C Major, Op. 1, Wister Quartet with André-Michel Schub

The Wister Quartet, Philadelphia’s celebrated chamber music ensemble, returns to the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival for the 2012 season. The Grammy-nominated group will perform on TUES, AUG 7, along with Festival Music Director and piano virtuoso André – Michel Schub and cellist Hai-Ye Ni in a program featuring works by Boccherini, Debussy and Dohnanyi.

The famed chamber music quartet, in their 25th season, consistently earns high marks from critics and audiences alike for outstanding musicianship. The Quartet, whose members include Lloyd Smith, cello; Nancy Bean, violin; Davyd Booth, violin, and Pamela Fay, violin, has shared the stage with many of the music world’s finest artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Alicia de Larrocha.

As David Greene of the Bethlehem, PA Globe-Times wrote, “The Wisters, individually and collectively, produce some of the richest string sound I’ve encountered. Their ensemble is magnificent and they play with imagination and passion.” Daniel Webster of the Philadelphia Inquirer put it simply, “The Quartet has become the foremost [Philadelphia] chamber music ensemble.”

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JUL 31, AUG 7 & 14

Debuting in 2012 will be “Early on Tuesdays,” a weekly ‘conversation’ hosted by Andre-Michel Schub about the evening’s repertoire, the artists and classical music. Guests will be encouraged to ask questions and participate in the discussions, with the goal of creating a fuller, richer arts experience. The new program is part of a growing trend of conductor and artist-initiated pre-talks that SPAC audiences have enthusiastically embraced as part of the SPAC experience. Talks start at 7pm.