Peoples' Symphony Concerts

One of the most compelling violinists of her generation, Pamela Frank joins all four members of the Guarneri String Quartet in two great string quintets.



The Program:

MOZART: String Duo No. 2 in B-flat Major, K. 424
BRAHMS: String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111
MOZART: String Quintet in C minor, K. 406

The Artists:

The only child of pianists Claude Frank and Lilian Kallir, violinist Pamela Frank has been recognized as one of the most stimulating violinists of her generation.  In addition to solo appearances, she frequently performs in chamber settings and has often served as partner to her father in the violin sonata repertory.  Ms. Frank began violin lessons with Shirley Givens at age five and remained with her for 11 years before moving on to studies with Szymon Goldberg and Jaime Laredo.  Her career was formally begun in 1985 with the first of four appearances at Carnegie Hall with the New York String Orchestra directed by Alexander Schneider.  In addition to chamber music, Pamela Frank has given performances as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Czech Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony, the Orchestre National de France, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Orchestre de Paris.

The first violinist and founding member of the Guarneri Quartet, Arnold Steinhardt was born in Los Angeles and debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at age 14. Winner of the Philadelphia Youth Competition in 1957, the 1958 Leventritt Award, and Bronze Medallist in the Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition in 1963, Mr. Steinhardt has appeared throughout North America and Europe as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra.  He is professor of violin and chamber music at Colburn Music School, the University of Maryland, Bard College, and the Curtis Institute of Music and has written two books: Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony (1998) and Violin Dreams (2006).

The longtime second violinist of the Guarneri Quartet, John Dalley was born in Madison, Wisconsin and studied with Efrem Zimbalist.  Formerly on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory, a member of the Oberlin String Quartet, a participant at the Marlboro Festival, and artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois, Mr. Dalley has since concertized extensively in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand in recital and as soloist with orchestra.  He is on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Music.

A founding member of both the Guarneri Quartet and the Marlboro Trio, Michael Tree was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied the violin with Efrem Zimbalist at The Curtis Institute of Music. He has concertized throughout the world and recorded more than eighty chamber music masterpieces; prominent among them are ten piano quintets and quartets with Arthur Rubinstein. Mr. Tree serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, The Curtis Institute, and the University of Maryland. 

Celebrated for his "accurate intonation and warmth of tone" (New York Times), Grammy-nominated cellist Peter Wiley attended the Curtis Institute at just 13 years of age, under the tutelage of David Soyer. He continued his precocious accomplishments with his appointment as principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony at age 20, after one year in the Pittsburgh Symphony.  Wiley has enjoyed a long-term association with the Marlboro Music Festival, is currently on the faculty of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music and has performed as a member of the Guarneri String Quartet and Opus One Piano Quartet.