As Strings Magazine observed after this “young American string quartet of the moment” (New Yorker) won every prize at the Banff Competition, received an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and was named a Cleveland Quartet Award-winner, the Dover Quartet’s ascent to chamber music’s uppermost firmament has been “practically meteoric.” The Dover Quartet, whose name pays tribute … Continue reading CANCELED: Dover Quartet →

Its name is a tribute to its original home, an amalgam of California and doré, which is French for “golden,” as in the Golden State. Within two years of its founding at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, the Calidore String Quartet won grand prizes in virtually every U.S. chamber music competition (including … Continue reading CANCELED: Calidore String Quartet →

BBC Music Magazine noted that “The Pražák Quartet's...playing is not only dramatic, but astonishingly beautiful...These are truly remarkable performances which stand with the very finest."

A reviewer for The Globe & Mail wrote that “ audience just stayed put, unwilling or unable to leave … I’ve never quite seen anything like it.”

The stellar musicians in this trio shine equally brightly. 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 … Continue reading CANCELED: David Finckel, Wu Han, and Philip Setzer →

Please Note: The planned January 16 concert by Quicksilver has been canceled, due to revised event guidance from Caltech, the university which hosts our concerts. Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the late Renaissance to the High Baroque. “Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times), the ensemble brings … Continue reading CANCELED: Quicksilver →

Please Note: The planned February concert by Cuarteto Casals has been canceled, due to revised event guidance from Caltech, the university which hosts our concerts. Founded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofi a in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals has been a repeat guest at the world’s most prestigious concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Cologne, … Continue reading CANCELED: Cuarteto Casals →

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. In the short time since winning fi rst prize and sweeping four of the special prizes at the 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London, the Esmé … Continue reading CANCELED: Esmé Quartet →

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 →