BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 Brandon Garbot, violin Grace Clifford, violin En-Chi Cheng, viola Timotheos Petrin, cello Performed on Saturday, April 30, 2016 Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia Joseph Haydn, the “father of the string quartet,” is rightfully known for his role in creating and popularizing the string quartet in the 18th century, but Ludwig van Beethoven is renowned as the composer who elevated string quartet music to the lofty artistic