Robert Alvarado Switala

Violin, Viola

Chicago, IL
4 Played at 4 groupmuses!

Robert Alvarado Switala

Violin, Viola

About

24-year-old Bachelor's student specializing in string quartets throwing classical sightreading parties every weekend at my apartment in Wrigleyville. I've been to chamber competitions and summer festivals, including Kneisel Hall, Sarasota, Mimir, Perlman, and Fischoff. Before returning to school I taught and was a section violinist in the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra.

Strictly classical programming, with an emphasis on string quartets and piano trios. My string quartet rep list includes early and middle Beethoven, all Mozart, late Dvorak, late Schubert, early and late Mendelssohn, and all Brahms. Piano trios include Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Mendelssohn.

Music

Arriaga - String quartet No. 1 in D minor
Arensky - Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 32
Beethoven
- String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
- String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2
- String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Berg -
- Lyric Suite
Brahms -
- String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
- String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
- String Quintet in G major, Op. 111
- Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 No. 1
Dvorak -
- String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"
- String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 108
- Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
- Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
Dohnanyi -
- Serenade for String Trio in C major,
Hadyn -
- String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4 "Sunrise"
Mozart -
- String Quartet No. 5 in D major, K. 593
- String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Mendelssohn -
- String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
- String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44 No. 1
- String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
- Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
- Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
- String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 (all vln/vla parts)
Prokofiev -
- String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92 "Kabardian"
- Quintet in G minor, Op. 39
Rachmaninoff -
- Piano Trio Elegiaque No. 2 in D minor
Schubert -
- String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"
- String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
- Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Schumann -
- Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 47
- Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Shostakovich -
- String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
- Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

Videos

Past groupmuses (4)

  • Musings in C on Wayne Avenue

    Saturday, Jun 22, 2019 7:30 PM CDT

    • Neighborhood: Edgewater, Chicago
    • Composers: Bach, Hindemith
    • Instruments: Solo Viola
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Rooftop Resonance!

    Thursday, Sep 20, 2018 7:15 PM CDT

    • Neighborhood: Uptown, Chicago
    • Composers: Beethoven, Piazzolla, Montgomery
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Groupmuse on Friday, August 17

    Friday, Aug 17, 2018 7:30 PM CDT

    • Neighborhood: West Town, Chicago
    • Composers: Beethoven, Dohnanyi
    • Instruments: String Trio (violin/viola/cello)
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Groupmuse on September 15th

    Friday, Sep 15, 2017 7:00 PM CDT

    • Neighborhood: West Loop, Chicago
    • Composers: Bach, Hindemith
    • Instruments: Solo Viola
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago