Fredericksburg Music Club Performance (Every 3rd Sunday of Month)
Sun, Oct 15
|Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
October 15 | Rastrelli Cello Quartet A singularly unique ensemble, the Rastrelli Cello Quartet has been thrilling audiences with their renderings of non-traditional programming since 2002.
Time & Location
Oct 15, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 1800 Llano St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, USA
About the event
Fredericksburg Music Club Performance: October 15 - 3PM | Rastrelli Cello Quartet
The four gentlemen of the Rastrelli Cello Quartet began working together in 2002 and have devoted themselves ever since to exploring and experiencing the cello's world of sound. They are committed to tradition, but completely uncoupled from the conventional approach, which only serves as a solid foundation. Since then, the ensemble has built up a unique and broad repertoire, the likes of which can't be found anywhere else.
The very personal bond that the quartet has with its home city of St. Petersburg is manifest through the name they chose for their ensemble, inspired by the 18th century architect responsible for a number of prominent historical buildings in St. Petersburg. Bartholomeo Rastrelli shaped the image of the city in northern Russia like no other.
The Rastrelli repertoire consists almost exclusively of arrangements by Sergio Drabkin, one of the quartet's founding members. Under the artistic direction of the charismatic virtuoso, Kira Kraftzoff, Drabkin's refined compositions lead the quartet on a journey through an individual and often unexpected musical landscape.