Contemporary Forever
Thu, Jun 03
|Musik Halle
Axiom Quartet’s Contemporary Forever closes the Eternally Modern season with Widmann, Ives, and Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge in a program in which the quartet becomes a living argument across time, ending with music that remains difficult, physical, overwhelming, and transcendent.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Musik Halle, 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008, USA
About the event
Widmann, Ives, and Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge
Axiom Quartet closes Eternally Modern with the work that inspired the season’s central question: Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, which Igor Stravinsky famously called “contemporary forever.”
This final concert asks why Beethoven still matters, not as a monument, but as an active force in musical imagination. Jörg Widmann’s String Quartet No. 6, Study on Beethoven, places a living composer in direct conversation with Beethoven’s quartet legacy. Ives’s Second Quartet turns chamber music into a conversation that refuses to behave: argumentative, funny, volatile, unruly, and unmistakably American.
The season culminates in Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, originally written as the finale to Op. 130 and later published separately. This is Beethoven’s late imagination pushed to its most extreme point: difficult, physical, overwhelming, and transcendent. It is music that moves beyond elegance and politeness toward something still startlingly alive.
The evening includes brief verbal context from the quartet, complimentary wine, and…
Tickets
General Admission
$40.00
+$1.00 ticket service fee
Student Admission
We believe Music and the Arts should be accessible to all. That's why we're proud to offer free tickets for students to attend our upcoming quartet performance. Simply bring a valid student ID when you arrive. This offer also extends to student chaperones. While the ticket is free, we kindly suggest a $25 donation if you're able. Your support helps us keep this program alive and ensures that more students can experience live music for years to come. Every contribution makes a difference!
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