Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet are one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and recipients of the prestigious 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Since soaring to international acclaim as the First Prize winner at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition, they have traveled to nearly every major city across the globe, captivating audiences in New York, London, Berlin, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Paris, Beijing, Toronto, Lucerne, and Los Angeles. They are currently in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Bowers Program from 2024-2027.

The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. Passionate and “explosively charismatic” (New York Times) in live performance, he is a driving force behind the reinvigoration of the mandolin repertory.

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Viano Quartet with Avi Avital

Albuquerque Academy

Osheen Manukyan, Cello

The Juilliard School

Leo B. Ruiz Memorial Award Recital

Carnegie Hall

American cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing makes her SF Symphony recital debut with pianist Minhye Choi in a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s ecstatic Second Cello Sonata, a work that revels in moments of heart-pounding energy and soaring lyricism. The program also includes 20th-century Georgian composer Sulkhan Tsintsadze’s Five Pieces on Folk Themes and two contrasting works by William Grant Still, the balmy and quiet <em>Summerland </em>and<em> Mother and Child</em>, a deeply personal musical lullaby

Sulkhan Tsintsadze

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May 3, 2026

Viano Quartet with Avi Avital · Chamber Music Albuquerque

Feb 17, 2024

Osheen Manukyan, Cello · The Juilliard School

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