Discover chamber music masterworks by Mozart and Schubert with a striking new clarity and richness. With a dynamic performance style and use of historical bows and gut strings, the Chiaroscuro Quartet achieves a sound “so immediate, you could summon any musical line at any time for the closest of attention” (The Irish Times). In this program, the ensemble performs the last of the quintessential string quartets Mozart dedicated to Haydn (who, upon hearing it, immediately declared Mozart “the greatest composer I know, either personally or by reputation”). The quartet also performs Schubert’s monumental final string quartet, whose visceral, dynamic intensity and technical variety make it an especially enticing piece.

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Chiaroscuro Quartet

Carnegie Hall

The Chiaroscuro Quartet has been called “a trailblazer for the authentic performance of high Classical chamber music” by Gramophone magazine. Formed in 2005, the quartet performs music of the Classical and early Romantic periods on old-style gut strings, using historical bows from the period.

Saint Anthony Park United Church of Christ

SF Performances audiences know Alina Ibragimova from her galvanizing solo recitals, and now she returns with her Quartet. The Chiaroscuro Quartet fuses the raw, pure sound of historical strings with powerful, contemporary technique in performances “played with enormous conviction and power by this very stylish ensemble” (Gramophone).

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Oct 30, 2024