Formosa Quartet
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 at 3:00 PM
at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave, Berkeley
Jasmine Lin, Violin
David Bernat, Violin
Matthew Cohen, Viola
Deborah Pae, Cello
GUEST ARTIST: Chieh-Fan You, viola (replacing Mathew Cohen for this performance)
This Quartet’s cultural identity includes Taiwanese, broader American, pan-Asian and Eastern European roots. The name “Formosa” is taken from the Portuguese for “beautiful.”
Program
J.S. Bach – The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus XIII
Contrapunctus III
Contrapunctus XI
A Formosa Set (works to be announced from the stage)
Schubert – String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 (1824) “Rosamunde”
This concert is sponsored by
