Miró Quartet | Celebrate Beethoven!
The Miró Quartet celebrated its 25th anniversary in the 2020 season by performing a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the string quartet and also looks to the future of chamber music and string quartet playing in the U.S. In honor of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth at the start of the pandemic, the Quartet undertook a remarkable project during which they broadcast live performances of the composer’s complete string quartets remotely from venues throughout Austin, TX for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival and audiences from around the world in summer 2020.
Arod Quartet | Ménage à Quatre
In 2023, the Arod Quartet released their new documentary, Ménage à Quatre, created by French film-maker Bruno Monsaingeon.
Ariel Quartet | Beethoven Cycle
The Ariel Quartet first performed the Beethoven cycle in Cincinnati five years ago. Since then, they have gone to perform the complete cycle in Berlin and for Napa’s Music in the Vineyards Festival. The Ariel also presented a groundbreaking Beethoven cycle performed at New York’s SubCulture that featured a midnight performance of the Grosse Fuge.
American String Quartet with Mishka Rushdie Momen
The American String Quartet will be offering a collaborative program together with the British pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen in April 2023. A young musician who is fast on the rise as a recitalist and chamber musician, Mishka is a regular musical partner with cellist Steven Isserlis, has been championed by Sir András Schiff, and was nominated for The Times (of London) 2021 Artist Critics’ nomination for the Breakthrough Award, cementing her place as a pianist to watch.