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

Alpha Design Furniture

Berkeley Hearing Center

Lee’s Florist

Oakland Hills Tennis Club