"An elegant mix of passion, ferocity
and feathery delicacy"
(Stephen Brookes, Washington Post)
Praised by the Denver Post for their “electric” playing,
the Euclid Quartet is a dynamic ensemble known for performances
filled with personality and vibrant color. At appearances
ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio
and television broadcasts, the quartet has performed to
high acclaim across the country. The quartet has earned
significant
recognition at major competitions, recently winning Third Place at the Osaka (Japan) International Chamber Music Competition, and Grand
Prize at the Hugo Kauder International Competition for
String Quartets at Yale University. These victories are added
to top
prizes already earned at the Carmel Chamber Music Competition
and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition.
For the
summers of 2002 and 2003 the quartet was one of three
ensembles selected worldwide to participate as a fellowship
quartet at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. They
have
also appeared at the Kent/Blossom (Ohio) festival, the
Orford (Québec) music festival, the Great Lakes
Chamber Music festival (Detroit, Michigan), and at the
Audubon Quartet
Seminar in Virginia. The Euclid Quartet has also collaborated
with internationally renowned artists, such as Joseph
Silverstein and Jennifer Ringo.
In 2007, the quartet was
appointed Resident String Quartet
at Indiana University South Bend, where they teach private lessons
and coach chamber music. The quartet is committed to exposing young
audiences to the joy of chamber music, and frequently perform
programs
tailored towards children, including a series
of performances as “musical explorers” at
Carnegie Hall.
The Euclid Quartet is dedicated to performing
contemporary music, and has commissioned works from several
noted
composers. They have also performed many world premieres,
including
works by Dan Welcher, Armando Bayolo, and James Leatherbarrow.
Formed
in Ohio in 1998, the quartet takes its name from the
famous Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, home
to a wealth
of artistic
and cultural institutions. The quartet has had
the privilege of working with many distinguished musicians,
including
members of the American, Audubon, Cleveland, Emerson,
Guarneri, Juilliard,
LaSalle, Miami, and Takacs quartets.
"The emotional and timbral richness the young musicians brought to [Beethoven's Op. 18 No. 3] brought to mind the old-world approach of the Guarneri Quartet... The Euclid performance was devoted, expert and exhilarating."
(Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
"The Euclid Quartet played the music's phrases fearlessly, with great surges of energy."
(Stephen Rodgers, Chamber Music Magazine)
"Particularly impressive was the electric playing of the Euclid Quartet. Remember the ensemble's name, because it seems an up-and-comer."
(Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post) “Their concert performance at Carnegie’s
Weill Recital Hall had wonderful intensity, insight
and communicative strength. I look forward
to hearing much more this exceptionally promising young quartet.”
(Ara Guzelimian, Senior Director &
Artistic Advisor, Carnegie Hall)
“The Euclid Quartet rises above mere technical excellence, and performs with openness and joy.
They are an energetic group with great focus and personal drive; their performances are impassioned, musical and communicative.”
(James Dunham, former violist of the Cleveland Quartet)
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