St. Lawrence String Quartet

Written: November 20, 2002
Last Updated: November 21, 2002

SLSQ with Anton Kuerti at Stanford.

Snowflakes dance slowly up and down my face, hair rustling in the wintry wind like frost covered wheat stalks. Eyes closed, ears open, the melody reveals a white Paris in 1996. Dreams and aspirations lie unwritten on the freshly fallen snow. St. Sulpice. Les Invalides. Alive, but afraid to act, afraid to open. A decision left untaken. It's all coming back to me now, as the piano wafts its melody through the auditorium.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet with Guest Artist Anton Kuerti on piano performed this evening at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium, site of many live performances, including Stanford Taiko's Spring Concert X in May. I attended the concert courtesy of Livia and the SLSQ with Eric and Vienna. They were awesome in performing Brahms Quintet in F minor, Opus 34, with pianist Anton Kuerti. Kuerti began the evening with two Beethoven sonatas, No. 13 in E(b) Major, Op. 27, No. 1 and No. 31 in A(b) Major, Op. 110. It was the latter which released those memories from Paris in Winter.

There's still time. Time to act, time to decide. Thank you, kb.

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

SLSQ and Anton Kuerti

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Reader Comments

I'm reporting you to the stage hands and lighting union for copyright violation. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh yes: "Geoff and a fan" -- that "fan" is a professor. :)

--posted by echeng @ Thursday, November 21 2002, 7:02 am EST

Yeah, I figured it was a prof, but hey, profs can be fanboys too!

--posted by Adam @ Thursday, November 21 2002, 13:54 pm EST

that's the prof that looks like one of my ex-'s dads. it's always freaky to see him.

--posted by echeng @ Thursday, November 21 2002, 15:10 pm EST