Cellist Michal Palzewicz has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe, both as a soloist and ensemble player. He has performed to great acclaim at prestigious venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City and Wigmore Hall in England. He attended Warsaw Conservatory of Music in Poland and then The Manhattan School of Music, where his quartet received full scholarships as well as artist-in-residence status. He currently teaches cello at Southern Oregon University. He joins the SSQ today for a piano quintet by Alexander Glazunov.

Also on the program are works by Shostakovich and Beethoven.

Dmitri Shostakovich

String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108

Ludwig van Beethoven

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3

Alexander Glazunov

String Quintet in A Major, Op. 39