WFU Beethoven expert to give Secrest Artist Series talk

David Levy, professor emeritus of music and Beethoven expert, will give a pre-concert talk for the upcoming Secrest Artist Series event on Thursday evening.

The Cuarteto Casals quartet will perform in Brendle Recital Hall on November 7 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature string quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Beethoven. Levy’s talk will begin at 6:40 p.m. in Scales M208.

The Cuarteto Casals from Spain, with its distinctive tonal balance and interpretive brilliance, is one of the finest string quartets in the world. Since winning First Prizes at the London and Brahms-Hamburg competitions they have compiled a substantial discography with the Harmonia Mundi label. They perform in the world’s most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Cité de la Musique Paris, Philharmonie Paris, Konzerthaus and Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Suntory Hall.

Wake Forest University and medical school students, faculty, staff and retirees may attend Secrest Series concerts free of charge. Visit the Secrest Artists Series website for more information. Click here for tickets to the Cuarteto Casals concert.