Viano String Quartet
Friday, October 25, 2024 from 07:00pm to 08:30pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Westport
19 Newtown Turnpike,
Program
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Alistair Coleman: Moonshot (2019)
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106
Described as “hair-raising, with bolts of lightning flashing from many pages” by the American Record Guide and praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” by the Boston Globe, the Viano Quartet is one of today’s most sought-after young ensembles. Viano represents the unity of four individual string instruments blending together as one voice.
Currently artists-in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program (2024-2027), the Viano Quartet has captivated audiences worldwide since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Prepare to be swept away by an evening of artistic brilliance where every performance resonates with profound artistry and technical brilliance. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable event! Make it a full evening by arriving early to explore our latest exhibition and enjoy a pre-show drink with fellow music lovers. Grab your tickets now and be part of a night that will inspire for years to come.
Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet are one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and currently in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024-2027. Since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, they have traveled to nearly every major city across the globe, captivating audiences in New York, London, Berlin, Vancouver, Paris, Beijing,Toronto, Lucerne, and Los Angeles.
The quartet was named the inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence for the Music in the Morning series in Vancouver until 2025, where their focus will be to commission new works and lead extensive community engagement initiatives. The quartet has also held residencies at the Curtis Institute, Colburn Conservatory, Northern Michigan University, and Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
Summer 2023 brings re-invitations to Chamber Music Northwest, the Bravo!Vail Festival and BISQFest, along with appearances at the Intimacy of Creativity Festival in Hong Kong, Ottawa Chamberfest, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Strings Music Festival, Highlands-Cashiers and Mt. Desert Festivals ofChamber Music, as well as Bay Chamber Concerts. During the 23/24 season the quartet can be heard in Canada, Arizona, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Utah, New York and California.
The quartet achieved incredible success in their formative years, with an unbroken streak of top prizes at major competitions. In addition to their career-defining achievement at the 2019 Banff InternationalString Quartet Competition, they also received the Grand Prize at the 2019 ENKOR International Music Competition and second prize at the 2019 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. At the 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition they received Third Prize, the Haydn Prize for the best performance of a Haydn quartet, and the Sidney Griller Award for the best performance of the compulsory work, Thomas Ades’ “The Four Quarters”. They received the Silver Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and Third Prize at the 9th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2017.
The Viano Quartet has collaborated with world-class musicians such as pianists Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Inon Barnatan and Elisso Virsaladze, violists Paul Coletti and Paul Neubauer, violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, vocalist Hila Plitmann and clarinetist David Shifrin. Their chief mentors include faculty of the Curtis Institute and Colburn Conservatory, as well as members of the Dover, Guarneri, and Tokyo string quartets. Past summers have been spent at the Ravinia Steans Chamber Music Institute, the St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar, the Festival d’Aix en Provence, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival,and the McGill International String Quartet Academy.
The name “Viano” was created to describe the four individual instruments in a string quartet interacting as one. Each of the four instruments begins with the letter “v”, and like a piano, all four string instruments together play both harmony and melody, creating a unified instrument called the “Viano”.
Tickets:
General Admission: $50
Senior (65+): $35
Student (6+): $35
Member: Use ID # to receive 15% discount.
