Classical spotlight: Elias String Quartet at Music in the Park

March 23, 2013 at 7:00PM
Elias String Quartet. photo credit: Ettore Causa
Elias String Quartet (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MUSIC IN THE PARK

Sunday: This weekend, Music in the Park hosts the Elias String Quartet, a young ensemble from England that takes its name from Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" (Elias is its German form). On Sunday afternoon, the quartet performs a diverse program, including a selection of fantasias by Purcell and string quartets by Schumann and Britten. (4 p.m. Sun. $20-$24. St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Av., St Paul. 651-292-3268, www.schubert.org.)

WILLIAM RANDALL BEARD

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