Debuting on Blu-ray and DVD Feb. 5
In A
Late Quartet, the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium serves as the venue where
the Fugue String Quartet’s perform their 25th Anniversary
concert. Its stage has hosted some of
the most historic performances in chamber music history, such as the final
concert of the original Guarneri String Quartet. Join us then, as we take a
tour of the greatest music halls across America.
Academy Award® Winners
Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour Hoffman strike all the right chords in A
Late Quartet with Academy Award® Nominee Catherine Keener and Mark Ivanir. They
provide us with a powerful story that blends raw emotion with fiery passion to
form an unforgettable cinematic masterpiece. After 25 years together, the
members of a world-renowned string quartet learn that their beloved cellist
(Walken) may soon be forced to retire. But the news stirs up equally painful
challenges when competing egos, harbored resentment, and irrepressible lust
threaten to derail the group as they struggle to maintain harmony in their
music — and their lives.
The Radio City Music Hall
The Radio City Music Hall is a 6,200
seat art deco theatre whichis a venue for holiday events, TV specials and music
concerts. The theatre was recently renovated in order to preserve its beautiful
architecture and décor while adding the most modern sound and stage lighting
technology in the country. One of the best music venues in New York City, it
offers virtual and real tours and is considered an American landmark.
TheWalt Disney Concert
Hall
The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los
Angeles was designed by Frank Gehry to be one of the most acoustically perfect
concert Halls in the world. Building started in 1987 and took 16 years to
complete. It hosted the premiere for The
Matrix Revolutions as well as providing the setting for the finale in the 2008
Steve Carrell film, Get Smart and is
home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The Boston Symphony Hall
The Boston Symphony Hall is considered
to be the finest built concert hall in the world. It was the first concert hall
built on scientifically derived acoustical engineering and is home to the
Boston Pops. On top of the incredible music classical performances performed on
the stage each week, every year during the holidays, conductor Keith Lockhart
and the Boston Pops perform songs of the season to get you into the holiday
spirit.
The Fillmore
The Fillmore in San Francisco is a 1,250
seat historical building which was the mecca for psychedelic rock. Step into
the building is to step back in time with its purple chandelier and concert
posters that lined the walls.Groups such as Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and
the Doors have performed on The Fillmore’s infamous stage.
The Wachovia Center
The Wachovia Center in Philadelphia is
noted for some of the best acoustics of any venue in the USA. The music venue
has a 20,000 seat capacity and is also known for hosting sold out shows of
famous renowned artists including Springsteen. On August 12, 1996, a private concert by Ray
Charles was the first event at the Center, with a crowd of nearly 12,000
people.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall was designed by architect
William Burnet Tuthill and built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1891. It
is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical and
popular music andpresents approximately 250 performances of classical, rock,
blues and country music each season.
Also, here are
some great musical happenings similar to the Fugue’s concert in major cities
like Chicago, San Francisco, NYC, Seattle and Los Angeles.
NEW
YORK CITY
What:
THE ENDELLION STRING QUARTET
When:
February 15-24, 2013
Where: The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium Metropolitan Museum of Art
Did you know? The museum first opened on February 20, 1872, housed
in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue
What:
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL STRING QUARTET
When:
8:00pm, February 26, 2013
Where: Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center
Did you know? The Alice Truly Hall holds a 4,192-pipe organ.
SAN
FRANCISCO
What:
VIOLINIST ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER
When:
8:00 pm, March 4, 2013
Where: Davies Symphony Hall
Did you know? In 1992 acoustic renovations had to be carried out to
improve the acoustic quality of the 2,743 capacity hall.
What:
ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET WITH ROBERT GREENBERG
When:
10:00am, March 9, 2013
Where: Herbst Theatre
Did you know? On June 26, 1945, the United Nations Charter was
signed on the stage of the Herbst Theatre by the group of 50 founding nations,
following the two-month-long UN conference in the Opera House.
CHICAGO
What:
WINTER CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
When:
January 31, 2013
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Did you know? In 1970 Albert Pick Jr., former chairman of Pick
Hotels Corporation, and his wife, Corinne Frada Pick, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. He told her that his anniversary gift would be a concert
hall for her alma mater, which turned out to be the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.
What:
THE CHICAGO PERIOD INSTRUMENT GROUP BAROQUE BAND
When:
February 21-24, 2013
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art
Did you know? The museum was originally located at 237 East Ontario
Street, which was originally designed as a bakery.
SEATTLE
What:
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET
When:
February 6, 2013
Where: Meany Studio Theatre
Did you know? Before 1925, the University of Washington Book Store was housed in Edmond Meany's
basement. It was relocated due to objections from the city fire marshal citing
the lack of fire escapes and fire extinguishers.
What:
PIANIST CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN
When:
7:30pm, February 14, 2013
Where: Benaroya Hall
Did you know? Benaroya Hall occupies an entire city block in the
center of the city.
LOS
ANGELES
What:
WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET WITH ESPERANZA SPALDING AND THE LA PHIL
When:
8:00pm, February 9, 2013
Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Did you know? Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the
most acoustically accurate concert halls in the world.
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