GSO's new conductor performs with string quartet in Batavia
The Genesee Symphony Orchestra hosted a special performance in Batavia Saturday night at Vinyl Record Revival of the Asteria Quartet.
The quartet includes Shade Zajac, the GSO's new conductor and musical director, along with Evie Boughton on the viola, Kiram Rajamani and Leah McCarthy on violin.
The quartet performed Mozart’s 8th Quartet K. 168, Stostakovich’s 8th Quartet, and Zajac’s own composition, “Willard.”
Between each piece, the members took questions from the audiences about the pieces, the performance and the history of the music.
The evening including a wine tasting hosted by Chris Crocker, owner of the YNGodess Shop.
