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Friction Quartet--Keven Rogers and Otis Harriel, violins; Taija Warbelow, viola; Doug Machiz, cello--will play Beethoven's String Quartet Optus 59 no. No. 1 (1806), String Quartet no. 1 by Andy Akiko (New York-based composer, winner of 2015 Lili Boulanger. emorial Fund) and Benjamin Britten"s String Quartet no. 2, no. 36, a tribute to Purcell with reference to Britten's opera Peter Grimes, 8 p. m. followed by a complimentary winerrr and cheese reception with an opportunity to meet the artists. Next Tuesday, February at the Berkeley City Club Ballroom, 2315 Durant Avenue near Bowditch. $30 general admisson, high school students free, post-high school students $15. 525-5211 or berkeleychsmberperform.org