The Calidore String Quartet has been praised by the New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.” The Los Angeles Times described the quartet as “astonishing, their playing shockingly deep, approaching the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching.” The Washington Post has said that “Four more individual musicians are unimaginable, yet these speak, breathe, think and feel as one.”

The Wister Quartet is enthusiastically welcomed when they return every few years to grace our stage. Four then-members of the Philadelphia Orchestra formed the quartet in 1987. The quartet has earned high praise from critics and audiences alike for its superb musicianship and memorable performances, including those with guest artists Yefin Bronfmam, Alicia de Larrocha, Christopher Eschenbach, Wolfgang Sawallisch, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Hailed for its outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America’s finest chamber ensembles. Their performances have been praised for “tonal warmth, fastidious balance and expressive vitality” (Chicago Tribune) and “emotional commitment and fluent virtuosity” (Pretoria News, South Africa). Formed in 1992, the ASQ garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions, and were Laureates in the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.

Since its inception in 2008 at the Cleveland School of Music, the Quartet has had a vision to share the permanent power of the string quartet repertoire with wide-ranging audiences. The Aeolus Quartet has performed in venues ranging from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, to Dupont Underground, a subterranean streetcar station, and in prestigious venues in Europe and Asia.

Since 1994, the Adaskin String Trio has won over audiences with exuberant playing and programming that blends classical masterpieces with unexpected treasures. The trio has toured throughout the United States and Canada performing at venues such as the Frick Collection in New York, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The Adaskin String Trio will be joined by several musicians for this special afternoon of chamber music!

• Ayako Oshima, Clarinet
• Remy, Taghavi, Bassoon
• Barbara Hill, Horn
• Lizzie Burns, Bass

Soulful expression, instrumental virtuosity, playful banter – these are the hallmarks of an INTERSECTION event, in which the realms of concert and popular music are seamlessly dovetailed. The typical INTERSECTION program is an irresistible blend of classical, jazz, Latin, Broadway/film music, vital new commissions, and the group’s own original compositions and arrangements.

Immersed in different cultural and musical backgrounds, Yosvany Terry, Orlando Alonso, and Yves Dhar joined forces in 2013 to form the Bohemian Trio. The three musicians were drawn to the idea that their blend of traditions would speak to the true voice of the Americas: a cacophony of cultures that, together, forges a new identity that transcends Old World boundaries.