The Balourdet String Quartet:
Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis, violin; Benjamin Zannoni, viola; Russell Houston, cello
The Balourdet String Quartet based in Boston, Massachusetts, is currently in residence at New England Conservatory in NEC's Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Gold Medal in the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Second Prize in the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition. The Balourdet has shared the stage with renowned artists including Cho-Liang Lin, as well as members of the Dover Quartet. It has studied and performed at festivals including the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Robert Mann String Quartet Institute, and Accademia Musicale Chigiana.
Formed in 2018 at Rice University in Houston, Texas under the tutelage of James Dunham, Norman Fischer, and Cho-Liang Lin, the Balourdet String Quartet works primarily with Paul Katz at New England Conservatory. The quartet takes its name from Antoine Balourdet, chef extraordinaire at the Hotel St. Bernard and beloved member of the Taos School of Music community.
Claude Debussy's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, was completed in 1893 when he was 31 years old. It is Debussy's only string quartet. The work is in four movements:
Animé et très décidé
Assez vif et bien rythmé
Andantino, doucement expressif
Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion
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