Calidore String Quartet at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall – September 8, 2024 LiveEvents August 31, 2024 523 The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club presents Calidore String Quartet Jeffrey Myers – violin Ryan Meehan – violin Jeremy Berry – viola Estelle Choi – cello “Deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.” — New York Times One of the most exciting ensembles to emerge on the chamber music scene in recent years is the Calidore String Quartet, noted for its fiery brilliance, musicianship, and palpable energy. Formed in 2010 at the prestigious Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, the Calidore String Quartet has been described as “a miracle of unified thought” (La Presse, Montreal) and as “four highly intelligent, deeply sensitive virtuosos” (Strings magazine). Using an amalgamation of “California” and “doré” (French for “golden”), the ensemble’s name represents a reverence for the diversity of culture and the strong support it received from its home of origin, Los Angeles, California (the “golden state”). The Calidore Quartet, now based in New York City, made international headlines in 2016 as the Grand-Prize winner of the first M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the largest prize for chamber music in the world (U.S. $100,000). The Quartet has served as artist-in-residence at the University of Toronto, University of Michigan, and Stony Brook University; it is currently in residence at the University of Delaware as well as with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Last year the Quartet released the late Beethoven quartets on the Signum Classics label to great critical acclaim. During the current season the complete cycle is scheduled for release. 4th LMMC concert. Program BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4 (1800) KORNGOLD (1897 – 1957) String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34 (1945) BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127 (1825) To learn more about the Calidore String Quartet visit: www.calidorestringquartet.com The LMMC is a non-profit organization. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.lmmc.ca By telephone, at 514-932-6796, 514-708-6796, Monday to Friday between 10:00am and 4:00pm. Reservations are recommended as concerts often sell out. If tickets are still available, they can be purchased at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall box office as of 2:30pm before the concert. Only cash is accepted at the venue. By email: [email protected]
