“deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.”

new york times

“The players have clearly thought long and hard about these masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire, and they have produced performances that can stand comparison with the best.”

BBC Music Magazine

“Approaching [...] the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching.”

– los angeles times

“This is an ensemble as capable of whipping up storms as enchanting us with breathless moments of utter magic.”

the scotsman

After over a decade of performances and residencies in the world’s most esteemed venues and festivals, the release of numerous critically acclaimed recordings and lauded with significant awards, the Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw.

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April 6, 2025
3pm

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
Philadelphia, PA

DEBUSSY   Danses Sacrée et Profane
DEBUSSY  Arabesque No. 1 in E Major, L. 66
DEBUSSY  Suite Bergemasque: Prélude
FAURÉ  Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110
CURRIER  Harp Quintet new commission
BEETHOVEN  String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 74  "Harp"
CAPLET  Conte fantastique

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April 12, 2025
7:15pm

Z+ International Chamber Music Festival

Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall
Shanghai, China

DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D. 956

with Zuo Zhang, piano and Narek Khahnazaryan, cello

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April 13, 2025
7:15pm

Z+ International Chamber Music Festival

Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall
Shanghai, China

BARBER  String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
KORNGOLD String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 34
WILLIAMS "With Malice Toward None" from the film "Lincoln" *Asia Premiere* 
MARSALIS At the Octoroon Balls

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latest album

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

The third and final installment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc release of Beethoven Early Quartets. Their previous Beethoven recordings have been described as ‘highly collectible’ by BBC Music Magazine. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and the second awarded Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine. “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience. Though this music speaks in a language that is hundreds of years old, its message remains immediate, relevant and comforting to listeners of today and of generations to come even, and especially, in the most challenging of times”.

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Acclaim
March 21, 2025

The Strad

Concert Review

Review of January 28th performance of Beethoven’s ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartets

Each quartet of op.59 was masterfully performed, but perhaps what impressed most was the way the group kept the score itself at the forefront of its interpretations...I was continually struck by the sweetness of sound from the Calidore – both as individuals and as a whole... All told, a wonderful evening.
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