Cellist

Playing on period Italian instruments, Modigliani Quartet will grace us with works by giants of the string quartet: Haydn’s #67 with its unusual opening, Adagio, and closing movements; then we sample a charmingly rich work written by a young Beethoven while under the tutelage of Papa Haydn. While the key may point to a previous melancholy Schubert work, Brahms threads lightness, joy, and vulnerable beauty throughout his quartet #2 within a tapestry of canons, polyphony, and counterpoint.

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Modigliani Quartet

Rice University

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

“It is a real treat to hear with what panache, what witty playfulness, what youthful energy the [Modigliani Quartet] plays, yet never yielding to casualness. The balance of the four voices, the delicacy of sounds is always impressive, with constant attention to dynamics, harmony and rhythmic precision. It sounds effortless, sovereign and extremely supple” (Süddeutsch Zeitung). This vibrant and popular ensemble always delivers rewarding interpretations of compelling repertoire.

Modigliani Quartet (Chamber/Herbst)

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Back by popular demand, the Modigliani Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most sought-after quartets, featuring regularly in prominent international series and on the world’s most prestigious stages.

Cuyamaca College

Famous for its energy and passion, Paris-based Modigliani Quartet brings a stylish precision to its performances of the most exquisite chamber music in the string quartet repertoire. Add in Italian pianist Fabio Bidini, known “as a master teacher, chamber musician, and among the best concert pianists of his generation” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) to the ensemble, and you have a night of chamber music bliss.

Modigliani Quartet with Fabio Bidini

University of Utah

The Paris based Modigliani Quartet, which was founded in 2003, is a regular guest of the world’s top venues and finest string quartet and chamber music series.  In 2020 the quartet became Artistic Director of the string quartet festival “Quatuors à Bordeaux” as well as the renowned “The Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition”.

Modigliani Quartet at Buffalo CMS

Kleinhans Music Hall

The members of France’s Modigliani Quartet are artistic heirs to legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, having been named co-directors of the Evian Festival he oversaw. Not yet two decades old, the Modigliani Quartet has won prizes and hearts with captivating artistry. Reinvigorating traditional chamber music, “There’s a bright, youthful spark to the Modigliani Quartet’s playing” (Guardian, UK).

Cellist

François Kieffer

Events

Past events

Nov 18, 2025

Modigliani Quartet · Chamber Music Houston

Nov 16, 2025

Modigliani Quartet · Chamber Music SoCal

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in String Quartet No. 2 by Beethoven

Chamber Music SoCal

Cello in String Quartet No. 8 by Beethoven

Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

Cello in La oración del torero by Turina

Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

Cello in String Quartet in F major by Haydn

Chamber Music SoCal

Cello in Piano Quintet in F minor by Brahms

Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

Cello in String Quartet No. 9 by Beethoven

Chamber Music SoCal

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