Classically Speaking

“The most important thing is that when we open our cases to play music that we are completely thrilled with the prospect of the joy of music making.”  - Jeremy Cohen, QSF

Tango, Leonard Bernstein, music from cartoons, and Dave Brubeck…just a sampling of the music that eclectic group Quartet San Franciso will be bringing for their first concert in West Virginia on Tuesday at Concord University. 

I interviewed violinist Jeremy Cohen from Quartet San Francisco a year or two ago, when their album Whirled Chamber Music was hitting the scene.  Their new album (QSF Plays Brubeck) focuses on the music of Dave Brubeck (an important addition to the “Three B’s” of music in Cohen’s upbringing).

It was really cool to catch up with Jeremy Cohen about their new album, the upcoming concert in West Virginia, and QSF’s unique brand of chamber music. 

Take a listen to our interview to catch up with Quartet San Francisco, or perhaps meet them for the first time:

You can hear QSF play in videos they have posted on their site, and you can also check out our previous interview “Giving Quartet San Francisco a Whirl.”

Quartet San Francisco performs Tuesday November 17 at 8pm at the Fine Arts Building at Concord University (which you already know about, of course, because you’ve been keeping up to date with our November classical calendar, right?)