A highly sought after chamber music quartet from Europe, the Hugo Wolf Quartett, will perform on the Lakewood Cultural Center stage at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

The Lakewood Cultural Center recital will include the String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4 by Franz Josef Haydn; Lyric Suite by Alban Berg; and Ludwig van Beethoven 's String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op.59 No. 2 (2 nd Rasumovsky).

Tickets are $26 for adults and available by calling 303-987-7845, online at www.Lakewood.org or at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue). Senior, student and group discounts available. Ample, free on-site parking.

The Hugo Wolf Quartett, Sebastian Gürtler, Violin (Nicolas Lupot, Paris 1809), Régis Bringolf, Violin (Gioffredo Cappa, Saluzzo 1697), Gertrud Weinmeister, Viola (Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milano 1775) and Florian Berner, Cello (Niccolo Gagliano, Napoli 1819) was founded in 1993 at the Vienna University of Music. Shortly thereafter, the four young musicians won the Fifth International String Quartet Competition in Cremona and took first prize at the 45 th International G.B. Viotti Chamber Music Competition, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Special Prize, and the European Cultural Award for Chamber Music and made their debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus, a moment that was celebrated by public and press alike.

The Hugo Wolf Quartett has performed for over ten years in the most prominent concert halls and renowned festivals such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin & Cologne, the Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Wigmore Hall London, Carnegie Hall New York, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Herkulessaal Munich, Tonhalle Zurich, Rudolfinum Prague, Mozarteum Salzburg, Musikverein and Konzerthaus Vienna, Edinburgh Festival, Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Festival, Schubertiade Feldkirch, Carinthian Summer, L'été musical dans la vallée du Lot, Colmar Festival and many others. Extensive concert tours regularly take the ensemble to South America, Mexico, Japan, the United States of America and elsewhere.

The International Hugo Wolf Society of Vienna granted use of the name to the quartet. The late Romantic composer Hugo Wolf was situated between the great Viennese music tradition and its departure into the modern period; his name is thus used as a symbol for a performing repertoire stretching from the Western Classical Period and far beyond the Second Viennese School.

The Lakewood Cultural Center 2007 - 2008 Performing Arts Season is generously supported by Aura Spa and Wellness Center at the Sheraton Denver West and the Rocky Mountain News - Closer to Home. Programs are made possible in part through funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)- Metro Denver's unique commitment to its nonprofit art, scientific and cultural institutions, and The Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado- Supporting community nonprofits while highlighting the contributions of gay men and lesbians.