Violinist

Now celebrating its 10th season together, the Telegraph Quartet formed with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. For their Newport debut, the Quartet explores compositions that may never have been fully experienced by the creators themselves. Rebecca Clarke, a truly accomplished composer of the 20th century, composed her Poem for String Quartet but would never see the work published and disseminated in her lifetime. Beethoven had begun losing his hearing by his late 20s and by the time the good-natured “Harp” Quartet was composed, its cheery quality belied the composer’s 11-year-long struggle with hearing loss that would have kept him from fully experiencing this work. Similarly, Smetana would not have been able to even hear his first string quartet at all, as he fell victim to severe hearing loss in 1874. His autobiographical string quartet, for all its joy and enthusiasm, ends with a piercing e-string note that denotes the onset of that hearing loss two years before the quartet’s creation.

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Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven

Newport Classical

### Schumann & Sherlock Jr. at the San Francisco International Piano Festival

**Date:** Friday, August 30, 2024  
**Time:** 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Old First Concerts, 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109, United States

The San Francisco International Piano Festival is thrilled to present an evening of contrasting brilliance with the return of Stephen Prutsman and the Telegraph Quartet. This event will feature a captivating blend of classical music and silent film, offering a unique experience for all attendees.

The evening will commence with a performance of Robert Schumann's beloved Piano Quintet Op.44, showcasing the exceptional talents of Stephen Prutsman on piano, alongside the Telegraph String Quartet, which includes Eric Chin and Joseph Maile on violins, Pei-Ling Lin on viola, and Jeremiah Shaw on cello.

Following the intermission, the concert hall will transform into a movie theater for a special screening of Buster Keaton's 1924 classic film, "Sherlock Jr." Stephen Prutsman will provide a live accompaniment with his dazzling original score, perfectly matching the genius of Keaton's silent film.

Join us for an eclectic and joyful evening of chamber music at its best, performed by some of the Bay Area's brightest musical stars.

**Tickets and Livestream:** Available through the festival's website.

Don't miss this extraordinary event that combines the timeless beauty of Schumann's music with the innovative charm of silent cinema.

Schumann & Sherlock Jr.

Old First Presbyterian Church

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Telegraph Quartet Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet has performed in concert halls, music festivals, and academic institutions across the United States and abroad, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Masters Series, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Interlochen Arts Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence.

Telegraph Quartet

Ann E. Pitzer Center

The Telegraph Quartet, SFCM's ensemble-in-residence, presents classics in the chamber music repertoire as well as a work by a living composer. Following pieces for string quartet by Franz Joseph Haydn and Gabriela Lena Frank, the Telegraph members invite four students to join them for a performance of one of the most celebrated chamber music works, the Mendelssohn Octet. The students in this performance were selected through the Telegraph Players Chamber Competition paneled by the Telegraph members.

Chamber Music Tuesday featuring the Telegraph Quartet

Bowes Center

Known for their rich and exuberant playing and the unique clarity of their four instruments: a matched set from American luthier Douglas Cox.

The Telegraph Quartet

Sunset Center Theater

A special community performance..
Three classic silent films, with original music by Stephen Prutsman performed by festival musicians, recreate the cinema experience of 100 years ago, before recorded sound was integrated into film making in the 1920's.  The main attraction is a Buster Keaton classic, Sherlock Jr. from 1924. A Trip to the Moon (1902) is considered the earliest science fiction flick, while The Cameraman's Revenge (1912) is one of the first-ever animated films.

St. Helena Performing Arts Center

St. Helena High School

The Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet is a previous recipient of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.

Violinist

Eric Chin

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 5, 2026

UNLV Chamber Music Society: Telegraph Quartet · UNLV School of Music

Past events

Jan 24, 2025

Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven · Newport Classical

Aug 30, 2024

Schumann & Sherlock Jr. · San Francisco International Piano Festival

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