HAWTHORNE STRING QUARTET
ESKIN, VIRGINIA - piano

 G. Klein: Trio; Fantasie a Fuga;
Sonta pro Klavir;
Kvartet op.2 V.
Ullman: Quartett op.46, no.3

(Theresienstadt-Series)

HAWTHORNE STRING QUARTET Founded in 1986, the Hawthorne String Quartet is comprised of four members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Ronan Lefkowitz and Si Jing Huang, violinists, Mark Ludwig, violist and cellist Sato Knudsen. Recently, the Hawthorne String Quartet has recorded two compact discs of chamber music by Arthur Foote and Samuel Cooleridge-Taylor with Virginia Eskin and Harold Wright. At the request of Gideon Klein's sister, the Terezin Chamber Music Foundation is recording his chamber compositions. A portion of the proceeds from this recording go to the continued research of the Terezin Chamber Music Foundation. VIRGINIA ESKIN Virginia Eskin has performed with a number of major American orchestras including the San Francisco, Baltimore, and Utah Symphony Orchestra. In addition she has given recitals throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. Widely known as a specialist in American Music and Women Composers, Ms. Eskin lectures at colleges and universities. She has made over a dozen chamber and solo recordings

Awards:
Preise der Deutschen Schallplattenkrtik/
Tlrama/
Choc du Monde de la Musique/

(...) Uplifting, a testament to the power of the human spirit... A magnificent performance. (...) Gramophone