The Vertavo String Quartet has captivated audiences the world over since its founding in 1984. The quartet’s honors and awards include Norway’s Grieg Prize; First Prize, the Audience Prize, and the Critics’ Prize at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition; and a Diapason d’Or for their recording of Debussy and Grieg quartets. The group has toured extensively throughout Europe, the US, and Japan, and collaborated with pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Leif Ove Andsnes, clarinetist Sabine Meyer, and violinist and violist Isabelle van Keulen.

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Vertavo String Quartet 2026

Northwestern University

One can only understand that this is the 40th anniversary of the Vertavo by knowing that these Norwegian women began winning contests when they were barley teenagers. They bring their energy, precision and charisma to the fore in a concert along with Garrick Ohlsson. They will play one of the Mozart piano concertos that work with just a string quartet, along with the brilliant Dvorak piano quintet. The Vertavos alone will perform Britten's Second Quartet.

Vertavo String Quartet

Jan 16, 2026

Vertavo String Quartet 2026

Jan 14, 2025

VERTAVO QUARTET, tenor & GARRICK OHLSSON, piano

Vertavo String Quartet