Gabriela Díaz

Gabriela Díaz is a violinist appearing at Tanglewood as part of a chamber program presented under the TLI Presents series alongside Vijay Gupta. The concert pairs Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, Golijov's Tenebrae, and Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 ("Death and the Maiden"). Listeners will hear her in an intimate string-ensemble setting rather than as a concerto soloist with full orchestra.

This program centers on works of intense emotional weight. Shostakovich's Eighth Quartet was written quickly and quotes his own earlier music, including a four-note motif built from his musical initials, returning across all five short movements played without pause. Golijov's Tenebrae, inspired by a planetarium visit and Renaissance choral laments, uses slow-moving, overlapping lines to create a sense of suspended light and shadow. Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" quartet takes its nickname from a song he had written earlier, whose melody returns transformed as a set of variations in the slow second movement. Across all three works, expect close listening between a small number of string players rather than a soloist projecting over an orchestra, with attention to blend, silence, and shared phrasing.