The Program

Haydn: Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Schumann: Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2 
Mendelssohn: Quintet in A Major, Op. 18

The Artists

The Brentano String Quartet has garnered popular and critical acclaim since its inception in 1992.  It has performed in many of the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York; the Library of Congress in Washington; the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; the Konzerthaus in Vienna; Suntory Hall in Tokyo; and the Sydney Opera House. The Quartet has participated in summer festivals such as Aspen, the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, the Edinburgh Festival, the Kuhmo Festival in Finland, the Taos School of Music, and the Caramoor Festival.  In 1998, cellist Nina Lee joined the Quartet, succeeding founding member Michael Kannen. The following season the Quartet became the first Resident String Quartet at Princeton University. The Quartet is named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved" and the intended recipient of his famous love confession.  For more information on the Brentano Quartet, visit their www.brentanoquartet.com.

A native of Taiwan, Hsin-Yun Huang moved to England at age fourteen to study with David Takeno at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Her studies continued at the Curtis Institute with Michael Tree, and subsequently at the Juilliard School, where she earned her master of music degree while studying with Samuel Rhodes. Since becoming the youngest-ever gold medalist in the Lionel Tertis International Competition in 1988, Ms. Huang has firmly established herself among the leading violists of her generation.  A member of the Borromeo Quartet from 1994 to 2000, she recently toured with the Orion Quartet and the Bill T. Jones Dance Company (under the auspices of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center) and participated in many prominent chamber music festivals, including Spoleto, Chamber Music Northwest, Marlboro Music, and Prussia Cove. Her collaborative appearances include concerts with Yo-Yo Ma, Jaime Laredo, Joseph Suk, and Menahem Pressler.  Ms. Huang currently serves on the faculties of the Juilliard School and the Mannes College of Music.