Tuesday | July 22 Borromeo String Quartet 
courtesy Boromeo String Quartet
The 2008 Austin Chamber Music Festival is happening through July 25, and tonight the festival features the famed Borromeo String Quartet .
The Boston Globe says the quartet is “simply the best there is on this planet; every appearance they make is an event.” Tonight they will perform Beethoven’s “String Quartet No. 3,” Bartok’s “String Quartet No. 6,” and Schumann’s “String Quartet No. 1.” Get tickets...
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