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Dorothy Lawson: ETHEL's String Theory For Quartets

By Lawrence Peryer | Spotlight On
February 23, 2025
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Today, the Spotlight shines On legendary cellist

Dorothy Lawson

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Dorothy and the group

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On March 13, 2025, at New York City's Carnegie Hall, Dorothy teams up with bass legend

Ron Carter

bass
b.1937

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Kronos Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra

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Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

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Dorothy shares how ETHEL has evolved through four generations of musicians, their unique residency at the Metropolitan Museum, and why making deeply human music matters now more than ever.

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