Please Note: The planned March concert by the Esmé Quartet has been canceled, due to revised event guidance from Caltech, the university which hosts our concerts. “We need the inspiration of the audience,” said cellist Raphaël Merlin of the esteemed Quatuor Ébène, which returns for its third performance with Coleman. These words were one of … Continue reading CANCELED: Quatuor Ébène →

The Miró Quartet will be joined by Martin Beaver, violin and Clive Greensmith, cello for a performance of Brahms’s sextets. The quartet won the Barstow Award for Strings at the 1996 Coleman Competition, and is based in Austin, Texas, where it serves as quartet-in-residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, … Continue reading Miró String Quartet with Martin Beaver, Violin; and Clive Greensmith, Cello →

“Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are the trademarks of this excellent Israeli string quartet.”  Such was the New York Times’ impression of the Jerusalem Quartet. Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993, the musicians have embarked on a journey of growth and maturation. This experience has resulted in a wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression, … Continue reading Jerusalem Quartet  →

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Dover Quartet’s name pays tribute to Dover Beach by fellow Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber. The group’s awards include a stunning sweep of all prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the grand and first prizes at … Continue reading Dover Quartet →

The “new” Pražák Quartet is the evolution of the Pražák Quartet, which has performed throughout the world for nearly 50 years. Jana Vonášková joined the Pražák Quartet as first violinist in 2015, bringing a new generation into the group. Upon the retirement of Vlastimil Holek and Michal Kanka in 2021, the pillar of the quartet, … Continue reading Pražák Quartet →

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are the music directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; violinist Philip Setzer is a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, as was David Finckel. “Their ensemble is seamless,” said the Washington Post. In addition to performing and recording, these artists are also educators, innovators, and … Continue reading Wu Han, Philip Setzer, and David Finckel →

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s premier chamber orchestras, known for its fresh, brilliant interpretations. The wind ensemble is a specially created group composed of principal players of the orchestra. Pianist Caroline Palmer joins these artists to share with the audience what the Milwaukee Sentinel wonderfully described as … Continue reading Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble →

Praised by the New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible instinct,” the Calidore String Quartet won grand prizes in virtually every U.S. chamber music competition (including Coleman) within two years of its founding at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. The Quartet has performed in major venues around the world, and … Continue reading Calidore String Quartet →

“This concert was a perfect union of intimate interaction between four musicians—real chamber music—and joyful, often playful, ‘performance’.” — Claire Seymour Since its founding in 1994, the Zemlinsky Quartet has become a much lauded example of the Czech string quartet tradition. The quartet has won the First Grand Prize in the Bordeaux String Quartet Competition … Continue reading Zemlinsky Quartet →

“A powerful individuality of sound matched by an instinctive singularity of musical intention” — The Scotsman Formed in 2011, the Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of today’s most dynamic young quartets. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021, it also received … Continue reading Castalian String Quartet →