Richard O'Neill - viola
Sunday, September 28, 2025
2:00 p.m.
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607
$31 ADULTS
$28 NCMA MEMBERS
$20 STUDENTS
The Takács has recorded for Hyperion since 2005. Their most recent album includes Schubert’s final quartet D887. This and all their other recordings are available to stream at https://www.hyperion-streaming.co.uk In 2021 the Takács won a Presto Music Recording of the Year Award for their recordings of string quartets by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, and a Gramophone Award with pianist Garrick Ohlsson for piano quintets by Amy Beach and Elgar. Other releases for Hyperion
TAKÁCS QUARTET
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Harumi Rhodes- violin
feature works by Haydn, Schubert, Janáček, Smetana, Debussy and Britten, as well as piano quintets by César Franck and Shostakovich (with Marc-André Hamelin), and viola quintets by Brahms and Dvorák (with Lawrence Power). For their CDs on the Decca/London label, the Quartet has won three Gramophone Awards, a Grammy Award, three Japanese Record Academy Awards, Disc of the Year at the inaugural BBC Music Magazine Awards, and Ensemble Album of the Year at the Classical Brits. Full details of all recordings can be found in the Recordings section of the Quartet's website.
Takács' Sunday performance at NCMA is a special arrangement with Duke Performances and individual concert tickets will not be available. Tickets are only available as part of Sights & Sounds on Sundays All Access Pass (nine concerts for $192 or $173 for NCMA members). Individual concert tickets for Takács Saturday night performance (Sept 27) in Durham can be purchased by CLICKING HERE.
The Takács maintains a busy international touring schedule. In 2025 the ensemble will perform in South Korea, Japan and Australia. The Australian tour is centered around a new piece by Cathy Milliken for quartet and narrator. As Associate Artists at London’s Wigmore Hall, the group will present four concerts
Edward Dusinberre - violin
András Fejér - cello
featuring works by Haydn, Britten, Ngwenyama, Beethoven, Janáček and two performances of Schubert’s cello quintet with Adrian Brendel. During the season the ensemble will play at other prestigious European venues including Barcelona, Budapest, Milan, Basel, Bath Mozartfest and Bern.