COMPLETE 2008 SEASON INFORMATION
We are excited to bring ten
diverse chamber music ensembles to the 2008 Festival in celebration
of our thirtieth anniversary. Below you will find biographical information,
photographs and website links for the invited groups to whet your appetites
for this summer - our complete calendar including repertoire will be
added as soon as it becomes available. We look forward to sharing this
beautiful, inspring music with you. |
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Praised in The
New York Times as having "everything
one wants in a quartet: a rich, precisely balanced sound, a broad coloristic
palette, real unity of interpretive purpose and seemingly unflagging energy," the Miami String Quartet has quickly established its place among the most
widely respected quartets in America. Their diversity in programming,
poise in performance, keen sense of ensemble and impeccable musicality
has made the Miami String Quartet one of the most sought after quartets
in chamber music today.
The Miami String Quartet has appeared extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Highlights of recent seasons include performances in New York at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, engagements in Boston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Paul, and its own concert series in Palm Beach, Florida. International highlights include appearances in Bern, Cologne, Istanbul, Lausanne, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Taipei and Paris.
The ensemble's interest in new music has led to many commissions and premieres. In March 2000, the players gave the world premiere of Augusta Reed Thomas' "Invocations." In the 1997-98 season, the Quartet presented the American premieres of Quartet Nos. 1 and 2 by Peteris Vasks, which met with enormous acclaim and were subsequently recorded; Vasks' Quartet No. 3 has since become a signature piece for the ensemble
In 1992, the Miami String Quartet became the first string quartet in a decade to win First Prize of the Concert Artists Guild New York Competition. The Miami String Quartet has also won recognition in competitions throughout the world; as laureate of the 1993 Evian Competition, 1991 London String Quartet Competition, and as the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
Visit the Miami String Quartet's website for more information.
The Miami String Quartet has appeared extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Highlights of recent seasons include performances in New York at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, engagements in Boston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Paul, and its own concert series in Palm Beach, Florida. International highlights include appearances in Bern, Cologne, Istanbul, Lausanne, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Taipei and Paris.
The ensemble's interest in new music has led to many commissions and premieres. In March 2000, the players gave the world premiere of Augusta Reed Thomas' "Invocations." In the 1997-98 season, the Quartet presented the American premieres of Quartet Nos. 1 and 2 by Peteris Vasks, which met with enormous acclaim and were subsequently recorded; Vasks' Quartet No. 3 has since become a signature piece for the ensemble
In 1992, the Miami String Quartet became the first string quartet in a decade to win First Prize of the Concert Artists Guild New York Competition. The Miami String Quartet has also won recognition in competitions throughout the world; as laureate of the 1993 Evian Competition, 1991 London String Quartet Competition, and as the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
Visit the Miami String Quartet's website for more information.