The Alliance Française de Manille and SM Aura Premier with the support of the Embassy of France present the Parisii String Quartet in concert on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 8 PM at the IMAX Theatre, 4th level, SM Aura Premier.
Formed in 1983 by four lauded graduates of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, the Parisii String Quartet is composed of Doriane Gable (2nd violin), Dominique Lobet (viola), Arnaud Vallin (1st violin) and Jean-Philippe Martignoni (cello).
They have won acclaim at three major international competitions: Banff (1986), Munich (1987), and Evian (1987), and have toured regularly throughout Europe, the United States, East Asia, South America, as well as Africa.
Noted for their performances of distinctive and wide ranging repertoire of the l8th, l9th, 20th and 21st centuries, Parisii String Quartet has distinguished itself with award-winning recordings of works by French composers as Menu, Pierné, Tailleferre, and Reynaldo Hahn, as well as the complete works for string quartet by Anton Webern.
Program of the concert in Manila: Philipp Glass / Boccherini / Haydn/Webern /Schumann / Regis Campo / Debussy / Schubert: Quatuor n 14 D. 810. La Jeune Fille et la Mort.
Ticket Prices: PHP 500 (orchestra seats) and PHP 400 (balcony seats), less 20% for the AFM students and AFM members and groups of at least 20 persons. Call SM Tickets at 470-22-22.
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The Parisii String Quartet in Concert is organized by the Alliance Française de Manille and SM Aura Premier, with the support of the Embassy of France to the Philippines and our official media partners, Solar News Channel, BusinessWorld, High Life, HerWord.com, and Travelife Magazine.
This event is part of the yearly French cultural program, FrancoPhil, with events that include the Superpoze Live in Manila, Silence, on tourney ! by the Pockemon Crew, the 19th French Film Festival, Fête de la Musique and the Tête d’enfant Modern Circus performance.
