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WGBH Hosts Masumi's Podcast
Pacifica Quartet violist Masumi Per Rostad has produced a series of podcasts that takes one behind the scenes in conversations with fellow musicians and insiders from the world of classical music. Often recorded in the far-flung locales where chamber music is presented, Masumi invites you to listen and get a sense of what it is like to be on the road as a touring musician today. Click here for the latest episode.
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Appointment at Indiana University
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music announced the appointment of the Pacifica Quartet as its quartet-in-residence. The Quartet will join the School's full-time faculty, beginning fall 2012. Lawrence Hurst, Chair of the School's String Department said, "The Pacifica has everything one associates with great chamber music: artistry, passion, precision, communication and great style." More here...
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Important European Debuts
Several important debut performances will be given by the Pacifica Quartet during its upcoming spring 2012 tour of Europe. Most notable of these will be concerts in Berlin, Luxembourg, and Italy's venerable city of Padua. Increasingly popular in Europe, Pacifica's tour schedule will include return performances in Florence, Basel, Hamburg, Stuttgart, and three concerts in London's famed Wigmore Hall to complete its Shostakovich cycle there. More here...