Miró Quartet, Martin Beaver, Clive Greensmith

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Formed in 1995, the Miró Quartet is consistently praised for its deeply musical interpre-tations, exciting performances and thoughtful programming. Each season, the quartet performs throughout the world in the most important chamber music series and on the most prestigious concert stages. Based in Austin, Texas, the Miró Quartet takes its name from the Spanish artist Joan Miró, whose surrealist works draw on memory and imaginative fantasy. Concert highlights of recent seasons include a sold-out return to Carnegie Hall and collaborations with award-winning actor Stephen Dillane as part of Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival. The Miró Quartet won first prizes at several national and international competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. In 2005 it became the first ensemble ever to be awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant. For today’s performance the Miró teams up with Canadian violinist Martin Beaver, who will be playing viola, and American cellist Clive Greensmith, both formerly of the Tokyo Quartet, for the performance of Brahms’ two string sextets. First appearance in this formation.

Fondé en 1995 par des étudiants du Oberlin Conservatory of Music, le quatuor Miró est récipiendaire de plusieurs prix internationaux dont le Banff International String Quartet Competition, le Naumburg Chamber Music Award, le Cleveland Quartet Award et le Avery Fisher Career Grant. Se produisant régulièrement en Amérique du Nord, en Asie et en Europe, le quatuor Miró participe à de nombreux festivals. Sa discographie a été couronnée par un Diapason d’or en 2004 et a reçu une élogieuse critique du New York Times pour un enregistrement d’œuvres de Mendelssohn et de Schubert avec le violoncelliste Matt Haimovitz. Martin Beaver, ancien lauréat des concours internationaux de Montréal et d’Indianapolis et du Concours Reine Élisabeth, est actuellement professeur de violon et co-directeur du programme de musique de chambre à la Colburn School à Los Angeles. Il a fait de nombreuses apparitions en tant que soliste avec plusieurs orchestres en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. Clive Greensmith, également professeur à la Colburn School, a collaboré avec divers orchestres et musiciens renommés tels András Schiff, Claude Frank, Midori et Steven Isserlis. Il est lauréat de plusieurs concours internationaux dont celui du Premio Stradivari à Crémone. Débuts LMMC dans cette formation.

 

Event Artists

Miró Quartet, Daniel Ching, violin; John Largess, alto; William Fedkenheuer, violin; Joshua Gindele, cello; Martin Beaver, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello

Miró Quartet, Martin Beaver, Clive Greensmith

Date/Time

Sunday, February 3, 2019
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Pollack Hall
555 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada,

Price

$20 (students 26 years and under)- General $50

Phone

(514) 932 - 6796

Website

https://www.lmmc.ca/en/concert_details.php?concert_id=196

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    Founded in 1892 by a group of women amateur musicians, the LMMC embarks on its 125th season of uninterrupted musical activity. Originally all concerts were given by active members with the occasional assistance of local professionals. In 1895 the Club brought to Montreal the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, whose recital was such a success that the Ladies increasingly engaged international artists. Horowitz, Serkin, Rubinstein, Heifetz, Milstein, Stern, Rampal, Piatigorsky, Tortelier, Yo-Yo Ma, Lehmann, Ferrier, Souzay, the Budapest, Amadeus, Juilliard Quartets, the Beaux Arts Trio, are but a sampling of those who have performed and, in many cases, made their Montreal debuts at the Club. The long list of Canadian artists includes Saucier, Chamberland, Forrester, Alarie, Donalda, Simoneau, Gould, Turini, the Orford Quartet. The LMMC is a non-profit organization, managed by a volunteer committee. Admission is open to all on a subscription or single-ticket basis.

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