Parker Quartet brings a Beethoven marathon to Columbia

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Parker Quartet (Jessica Bodner (viola), Daniel Chong (violin), Ken Hamao (violin), Kee-Hyun Kim (cello))

Beowulf Sheehan/Beowulf Sheehan

Marking 10 years of its artistic residency at the USC School of Music, the chamber group is partnering with Historic Columbia to perform all 16 of Ludwig van Beethoven’s string quartets—and the composer’s visionary Grosse Fuge—across six venues in the capital city.

Tayloe Harding, Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Music

Bradley Fuller

In this Sonatas & Soundscapes interview that aired Wednesday, March 22^nd, host Bradley Fuller speaks with Tayloe Harding, Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Music. Harding shares about the 10^th anniversary of the Parker Quartet’s residency at USC and the formidable Beethoven cycle the chamber group is performing throughout Columbia March 23^rd-30^th.

More information about the six concerts and their programs can be found at the USC School of Music website.

The University of South Carolina School of Music is a financial supporter of South Carolina Public Radio.