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GALLERY: Dákiti String Quartet performs for NIU

Grace Kilbreath
The Dákiti String Quartet performs during a performance on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. The Dákiti String Quartet performed several pieces composed by Ludwig Von Beethoven, Dmitri Shostakovich and Felix Mendelssohn. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
By Grace Kilbreath, Photojournalist
Dec 2, 2025
The Dákiti String Quartet performs “String Quartet no. 7 in F minor, Op.108” by Dmitri Shostakovich on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. The Dákiti String Quartet is a graduate quartet at NIU. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
The Dákiti String Quartet bows before the audience after concluding the performance on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. The Dákiti String Quartet’s next performance will be on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
Jacob Seabrook glances at the other members of the Dákiti String Quartet while “Razumovsky Op. 59, No.3” by Ludwig Von Beethoven using a viola on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building.“Razumovsky Op. 59, No.3” was composed by Beethoven in 1806 and contains four movements. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
Sally Waterhouse (left) and Javier Polania play on their violins on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. The performance was held between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
The Dákiti String Quartet performs “String Quartet no. 7 in F minor, Op.108” by Dmitri Shostakovich on Nov. 24 in the Recital Hall in the Music Building. Shostakovich composed “String Quartet no. 7 in F minor, Op.108” in 1960 and is his shortest quartet piece. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)
About the Contributor
Grace Kilbreath
Grace Kilbreath, Former Photojournalist
Grace Kilbreath is a junior at NIU majoring in psychology. She started as a photojournalist at the Northern Star in the spring 2025 semester. She likes to listen to music and play video games in her free time.

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