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Heath Quartet
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe best storytellers display an infectious passion. And the Heath Quartet—which in 2013 became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award— exemplifies this. The ensemble performs, says The Telegraph, “with fierce intelligence and feeling, passion and virtuosity.” The members’ commitment to chamber music has led them far … Continue reading Heath Quartet
Juilliard String Quartet
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe history of the Juilliard String Quartet with Coleman is a story in itself. This will be the Quartet’s 21st appearance, the first of which took place at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1951. Founded in 1946, the Quartet recently celebrated its 70th anniversary, and also welcomed its newest member, cellist Astrid Schween. In 2011, the Quartet … Continue reading Juilliard String Quartet
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesMaster storytellers are open and authentic. We, in turn, open to them; we connect. The St. Lawrence String Quartet is a master, as noted by Alex Ross of The New Yorker: “The St. Lawrence are remarkable not simply for the quality of their music making, exalted as it is, but for the joy they take … Continue reading St. Lawrence String Quartet
Schubert Ensemble
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesIn its 34 years, the Schubert Ensemble has become renowned as a proponent of music for piano and strings. Yes, the Ensemble’s repertoire includes Schubert, but it also includes virtually every major work for piano quartet. Among its more than 30 acclaimed CDs the Dvořák disc and the more recent of two Ensecu discs for … Continue reading Schubert Ensemble
Jerusalem Quartet
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesStorytellers make words speak. They also know that beyond the words they speak, their delivery is crucial. The Jerusalem Quartet has certainly mastered its delivery. Since 1996, this Israeli ensemble has been ‘making strings speak’ on prominent concert stages throughout the US and Europe. Its goal, however, extends far beyond this: to achieve, it says, … Continue reading Jerusalem Quartet
Brentano Quartet with Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA, United StatesSome musical stories have texts, and soprano Dawn Upshaw joins the Brentano Quartet to sing them. “You couldn’t tear your eyes away from Upshaw’s presentation as she inhabited the moods and characters of these poetic texts,” wrote the Cincinnati Enquirer, “She was an involved storyteller, bringing meaning to each word of text.” The Brentano Quartet sings … Continue reading Brentano Quartet with Dawn Upshaw, soprano