BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, No. 5 Kevin Lin, violin Ania Filochowska, violin Erika Gray, viola Oliver Herbert, 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 positi