What Remains
Thu, Apr 29
|Musik Halle
Axiom Quartet’s What Remains pairs Beethoven’s final completed quartet with Rochberg’s monumental Third Quartet in a program about memory, grief, and the search for a new language when the old one no longer holds.
Time & Location
Apr 29, 2027, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Musik Halle, 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008, USA
About the event
Beethoven Op. 135 and Rochberg “Quartet No. 3”
What remains when an artist reaches the end of one language and must find another?
Axiom Quartet’s fifth concert of Eternally Modern brings together Beethoven’s final completed quartet and George Rochberg’s monumental Third Quartet, one of the great turning points in American chamber music. Beethoven’s Op. 135 is compact, lucid, and enigmatic. It asks the famous question, “Must it be?” and answers, “It must be,” but the music refuses to behave like a tragic farewell. Instead, it is witty, searching, compressed, and strangely light.
Rochberg’s Quartet No. 3 comes from a very different crisis. After the death of his son, Rochberg found that strict serialism could not carry the grief he needed to express. His Third Quartet marked a radical return to tonality, memory, quotation, and direct emotional speech. Paired with Beethoven’s last completed quartet, Rochberg asks what remains after modernism, and whether…
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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