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Brooklyn Rider

Brooklyn Rider

By on February 06, 2019. In .

Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents eclectic repertoire and gripping performances that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.” In October 2017 the.

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Vera Quartet

Vera Quartet

By on February 03, 2019. In .

Winners of the 2018 Astral Artists National Auditions, the Vera Quartet is currently the String Quartet in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. The quartet received Grand Prizes at recent Plowman and Yellow Springs chamber music competitions, top prizes from the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, and the St. Lawrence award from the Wigmore Hall.

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Omni Quartet

By on February 15, 2018. In .

The Omni Quartet, composed of founder Amy Lee, violin, Alicia Koelz, violin, Joanna Zakany, viola, and Tanya Ell, cello, are all members of The Cleveland Orchestra. Formed in 2009, they have toured the world’s greatest venues as members of the orchestra. Each member of the group brings a seasoned career to the mix, striving to.

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Heath Quartet

By on February 15, 2018. In .

The dynamic and charismatic Heath Quartet is fast earning a reputation as one of the most exciting British chamber ensembles of the moment. In May 2013 they became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award. Formed in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music they.

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Zorá Quartet

By on February 24, 2017. In .

The Zorá String Quartet won First Prize in the 2015 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. They also won the Sander Buchman Award, which sponsors their New York debut, and four concert prizes: the Friends of Music Concerts Prize (Connecticut), the Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music Series Prize (AZ), the Paramount Theatre Prize (VT), and the Vancouver.

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Momenta Quartet

By on February 24, 2017. In .

Momenta: the plural of momentum – four individuals in motion towards a common goal. This is the idea behind the Momenta Quartet, whose eclectic vision encompasses contemporary music of all aesthetic backgrounds alongside great music from the recent and distant past. The New York City-based quartet has premiered over 100 works, collaborated with over 120.

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JACK Quartet

By on February 24, 2017. In .

Deemed “superheroes of the new music world” (Boston Globe), the JACK Quartet is “the go-to quartet for contemporary music, tying impeccable musicianship to intellectual ferocity and a take-no-prisoners sense of commitment” (Washington Post). “They are a musical vehicle of choice to the next great composers who walk among us” (Toronto Star). Comprising violinists Christopher Otto.

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Calidore Quartet

By on February 24, 2017. In .

The Calidore String Quartet, one of the most acclaimed and sought after chamber ensembles of their generation, has been heralded as “the epitome of confidence and finesse” (Gramophone Magazine) and “a miracle of unified thought” (La Presse, Montreal). The Quartet made international headlines as the Grand-Prize winner of the 2016 and inaugural M-Prize International Chamber.

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Schumann Quartet

By on February 24, 2017. In .

Introduzione. That moment when one doesn’t yet know what’s happening, eyes and ears wide open, looking for some kind of orientation. At the start of Beethoven’s ninth string quartet, for example. One unresolved chord after the other, and the four musicians relish the moment, accentuate – very subtly – the lack of orientation, reduce all.

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