Cellist Paul Watkins of the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet will hold a chamber music master class with Duke student musicians.

The Emerson String Quartet have been lauded as “the one indispensible quartet” (Newsday). In their forty-year career they have made unparalleled contributions to American chamber music, amassed thirty recordings, nine GRAMMYs, and received induction into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. They are frequent guests of the Chamber Arts Society, most recently having come to Duke Performances in 2013.
Ottorino Respighi: String Quartet in D Major
II. Tema con varizioni

Cindy Ouyang and Hansung Kang, violins
Chris Hong, viola; David Ryu, cello

Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, op. 51 no. 1
II. Romanze: Poco adagio

Jasmine Wang and Amanda Hedgecock, violins
Grace Cai, viola; Michael Yang, cello