What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 

featuring the Balourdet Quartet 

The Genius of Haydn: String Quartet Opus 76, no. 1 

, Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:00PM

Item details

Date

Saturday, October 18, 2025 8:00PM

Location

NEC's Jordan Hall

Name

What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow 

featuring the Balourdet Quartet 

The Genius of Haydn: String Quartet Opus 76, no. 1 

Description

In this What Makes It Great? performance, Celebrity Series favorite Rob Kapilow unpacks the first of the late quartets of Haydn’s Opus 76. He reveals how Haydn playfully subverted expectations and how this quartet encompasses much of what made Haydn great over his long and innovative career. Joining Kapilow is the renowned Balourdet Quartet, fresh off major career milestones, including a 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

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