Philharmonia Quartett Berlin. Photo by Daniel Hanack.

The 2014-2015 Campus Performing Arts Series at Missouri University of Science and Technology will open on Oct. 11 with a performance by Philharmonia Quartett Berlin.

The quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla.

Tickets are $32 for adults and $28 for youth age 18 and younger. Tickets are available to Missouri S&T students with a valid ID for $15. However, the first 75 S&T students will receive a free ticket. Tickets can be purchased 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday from the Leach Theatre Box Office, located in the vestibule inside the main entrance to Leach theatre, facing 10th Street. Tickets can also be purchased online at leachtheatre.mst.edu/cpas/14-15/philharmonia/.

Hailed as ‘Four of the Best’ by the British press, the quartet has been performing at the world’s most prestigious concert halls for 20 years. Founded in 1984 by the concertmaster and the string section leaders of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the quartet has mesmerized audiences at concerts in Europe, Asia and North and South America.

The performance is sponsored in part by Bott Radio Network, Brewer Science and The James and Vera Olson Fund for the Arts.

For more information about the Oct. 11 performance, or to purchase tickets, contact the Leach Theatre Box Office at 573-341-4219. More information about the Missouri S&T Campus Performing Arts Series is available online at leachtheatre.mst.edu/cpas.