Brentano String Quartet

MARK STEINBERG  violin 
SERENA CANIN  violin 
MISHA AMORY  viola 
NINA LEE  cello 

The Brentano Quartet—fearless, spellbinding players whose attention to detail and to each 
other give their music freshness and life—bring us "Flights of Fugue," a program that exposes 
the unflinching heart of late quartets by Shostakovich and Beethoven. Paired arrangements of 
piano works that mirror each other across the centuries set a deceptively orderly tonal roadmap 
for the flights of passion and intensity that follow. Both quartets strain the boundaries of the 
form: massive in scale and throwing expectations about tempo and mood aside, they are 
revelatory, showcasing the unity, vivid intelligence, and ensemble playing that set the Brentanos 
apart.