Fairmount String Quartet - Ensemble in Residence
Described as “likable and warmhearted” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and “expert to the point of perfection” by the Chestnut Hill Local, the Fairmount String Quartet - Rachel Segal and Leah Kyoungwoon Kim, violins; Beth Dzwil, viola; Mimi Morris Kim, cello - has been active in the Philadelphia chamber music scene since 1984. They are dedicated to bringing the intimacy and vitality of chamber music to diverse audiences and are committed to performing classical works of historically under-performed composers in addition to those in the standard classical repertoire, works by women composers, and works in diverse genres including pop, jazz, folk, and Latin music. Their albums “Spoken with Strings” of pop music, Jennifer Higdon's "Amazing Grace", and "Unleashed" of classical music by women composers, are available on all major streaming platforms. Two more albums are due for release in 2023: “Nodus Tollens” by Addison Rider and “StringFlo” music for yoga by Ellen Fishman. The Fairmount String Quartet records on the Spring Garden Records label and is in residence at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philadelphia.
Upcoming Concerts:
Sounds of Eastern Europe
November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
November 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Settlement Music School
318 Davisville Rd., Willow Grove, PA Tickets
Program:
Alan Hovhannes - Four Bagatelles
Graczyna Bacewicz - String Quartet #4
Antonin Dvorak - String Quartet #10 in Eb, Op. 51
Nodus Tollens
March 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM
St. Patrick Hall
240 South 20th St., Phila., PA Tickets
March 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
Program:
Rhiannon Giddens - At the Purchaser's Option
Addison Rider - Nodus Tollens
Germaine Taliaferre - String Quartet
Franz Schubert – String Quartet #14 in d minor, “Death and the Maiden”
Art in Translation
May 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
8000 St. Martins Lane, Phila., PA Tickets
May 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Settlement Music School
318 Davisille Rd., Willow Grove, PA Tickets
Program:
Soo Yeon Lyuh - Yessori (Sound from the Past)
Lou Harrison - String Quartet Set
Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F
