Eight Gigs: Alexander String Quartet

The Alexander String Quartet (three decades strong) will present two of three quartets composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and dedicated to Prussian king and amateur cellist, Friedrich Wilhelm II. These compositions are no less virtuosic than the Haydn quartets, especially for cellist Sandy Wilson. There are a lot of fours here: Four people are in ASQ, and there are four movements each in the Mozart compositions being performed (Quartet in D Major, K. 575, “Prussian”; and Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589, “Prussian”). Following the 7 p.m. performance, ASQ will stick around for a Q-and-A session with the audience. 9399 Old Davis Road in Davis, www.asq4.com.