The Verona Quartet: Jonathan Ong and Ching-Yi Lin, violins; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Warren Hagerty, cello
Teizō Matsumura (Japan, 1929–2007)
String Quartet (1996)
Probable first performance outside Japan
Alejandro Cardona (Costa Rica, b. 1959)
Otras historias minimas (String Quartet no. 6) (2010)
United States premiere
Elżbieta Sikora (Poland/France, b. 1943)
String Quartet no. 3, In Memoriam Ursula (1999)
First performance outside Europe
Marko Nikodijevich (Serbia/Germany, b. 1980)
Tienfenrausch [Rapture of the deep] String Quartet no. 1 (2016)
First performance outside Europe
The Museum of Modern Art established Summergarden in 1971. In keeping with MoMA’s history of presenting jazz and classical music in the Sculpture Garden, this year’s concert series once again welcomes the participation of The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Titled New Music for New York, the series comprises four evenings of adventurous contemporary music, with premieres each night. Juilliard concerts are performed by members of the New Juilliard Ensemble and the Ansonia Quartet, under the artistic direction of Joel Sachs. Mr. Sachs has assembled two distinctive programs of recent compositions, which are enjoying their New York premieres. Jazz at Lincoln Center has selected two stylistically different jazz ensembles whose concerts emphasize original works, each with one world premiere.
Summergarden is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Sculpture Garden may close if attendance reaches maximum capacity. Entrance to Summergarden is through the Sculpture Garden gate on West 54 Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m., and concerts start at 8:00 p.m. and run approximately one hour to 90 minutes. The Sculpture Garden closes at 10:00 p.m. In the event of rain, concerts will be held in The Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, and the Museum’s 54 Street entrance will open at 7:30 p.m. The exhibition galleries are closed during Summergarden. The Garden Bar, located on the northeast end of the Sculpture Garden, features a selection of homemade snacks, draft beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages. In the event of rain, the Garden Bar is closed.