LOCAL CLASSICAL – EUCLID QUARTET

Local Classical Featured Artist – 01/22/23 – 02/04/24

In this week’s playlist, we feature the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at Indiana University South Bend, the Euclid Quartet in honor of their newly released album, Breve! There will be a CD Release Concert and Party on January 31st. For all those details click here. The EUCLID QUARTET enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation. Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, the quartet consistently performs to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country. Highlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include significant global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. In addition to its performing accolades, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Recently, alongside the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Euclid Quartet gave the world premiere of Quarter Days by Anna Clyne. This new concerto for string quartet and orchestra was commissioned by the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Active in the recording studio, the Euclid Quartet’s most recent CD release features short quartet works, made possible by the IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Production Grant. Their previous recording of Dvořák and Wynton Marsalis was praised by Strad magazine: “The members of the Euclid Quartet hurl themselves into the fray with alacrity, relishing the music’s invention with contagious wit and virtuosity.” About their complete Bartok quartets cycle, American Record Guide raved, “rarely has a group found such meaning and vision.”

We’ll hear host, Salvador, talk with two members of the quartet in this playlist paired with works from their new album, Breve, as well as performances from their past albums. All this and more when you connect with Classical Music Indy Streaming’s Local Classical channel.