Playing a Beethoven cycle – for the first time
Welcome to the first post of the Chiara Quartet's new blog! As we near the Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, the quartet is also preparing to embark upon a massive journey, performances of all 16 string quartets that Ludwig van Beethoven composed in his lifetime. This is a milestone in any quartet's development, one we have waited 10 years to begin upon.
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"the Chiara -- was exemplary in all three pieces. The chiseled ensemble work brought out the astonishing craft and thrilling expressive range in Webern's writing (where the players' whisper-soft phrasing was truly breathtaking), and the vigor of the more extroverted playing proved a perfect fit with the first two movements of the Prokofiev and the outer movements of the Debussy."
– The Washington Post
"This outstanding group of young musicians made its debut last month at Meany Hall with a second performance at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard the following night. The program was eclectic, ranging all over the map, and the music-making of a high order."
– R.M. CAMPBELL, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"superb quartet...."
– Allan Kozinn, New York Times
Upcoming Events »
- Wed, Dec 2, 09
Harvard Blodgett Chamber Music Series presents: The Chiara String Quartet
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA - Sat, Dec 5, 09
The Chiara String Quartet - Beethoven Cycle 1
Music in Deerfield
Northampton, MA US - Sun, Dec 6, 09
Chiara String Quartet Classical in a Club "Beethoven in Bars"
The Lily Pad
Cambridge, MA - Mon, Dec 7, 09
The Chiara String Quartet
Smith College Mini Residency
Northampton, MA - Sun, Dec 13, 09
The Chiara String Quartet - Artist-in-Residence Series
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall
Lincoln, NE
