Over 50 Years of Beethoven
Frederick Caldecott Slee (1870-1954), a Harvard Law School graduate, was a prominent corporate lawyer in Buffalo. While at
Harvard, Mr. Slee also studied music theory and composition, studies he later continued at the Sorbonne.
Frederick Slee and his wife Alice were great aficionados of chamber music. They were especially fond of the Beethoven string quartets and established
an endowment at UB for an annual performance of the complete cycle. In setting up the concert programs the Slees prescribed the order in which the
quartets are to be performed and that order of performance is still followed according to their wishes.
Since 1955, 46 different string quartet ensembles have performed in the Slee Beethoven Cycle.
The Tokyo String Quartet
Martin Beaver & Kikuei Ikeda, violins; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello
Concert I: Friday, February 1st
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
Concert II: Saturday, February 2nd at 3pm
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 ("The Harp")
Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Concert III: Saturday, February 2nd at 7pm
Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
"Grosse Fugue", Op. 133
Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Advance tickets for each concert: $20/$15/$8
Tickets at the door: $30/$20/$12
Visit the Tokyo Quartet online at www.tokyoquartet.com.
The Orion String Quartet
Daniel Phillips & Todd Phillips, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello
Concert IV: Saturday, March 1st
Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 ("Serioso")
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Advance tickets: $12/$9/$5
Tickets at the door: $20/$15/$8
Visit the Onion Quartet online at www.orionquartet.com.
The Pacifica String Quartet
Sibbi Bernhardsson & Simin Ganatra, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello
Concert V: Sunday, March 30th at 7pm
Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130
Advance tickets: $12/$9/$5
Tickets at the door: $20/$15/$8
Visit the Pacifica Quartet online at www.pacificaquartet.com.
The Mendelssohn String Quartet
Miriam Fried & Nicholas Mann, violins; Daniel Panner, viola; Marcy Rosen, cello
Concert VI: Friday, April 11th
Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Advance tickets: $12/$9/$5
Tickets at the door: $20/$15/$8
Visit the Mendelssohn Quartet online at www.mendelssohnquartet.com.