Julie Rosenfeld ~ violin
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Sheer Dazzle
"These four women are the musical equals of any string quartet in the world.
That's a bold statement, but the musicians have the goods to back it up.
In a tastefully varied program of Haydn, Schubert and American composer Katherine Hoover,
the Colorado Quartet (now based in New York) demonstrated an amazing mix of individual and ensemble musicianship."
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The COLORADO QUARTET
is recognized on four continents as one of the finest string
quartets on the international scene. Winners of both the Banff International String Quartet
Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, their performances are noted for their musical integrity, impassioned playing and
lyrical finesse.
Highlights of past years include tours of more than twenty countries and performances in major cities across the globe. New York appearances include the Mostly Mozart Festival, where they performed twenty Haydn Quartets over a two-year period, and concerts in Carnegie Hall and at Lincoln Center. The Quartet regularly performs the complete Beethoven Quartets, most recently in Berlin, making them the first female quartet to have performed the Beethoven cycle in both North America and in Europe. The Colorado Quartet commemorated the 50th anniversary of Béla Bartók's death in 1995 with the first complete performance of the Bartók String Quartets to take place in Philadelphia, and has since performed the Bartók cycle several times. The Colorado Quartet is Quartet-in-Residence at Bard College in New York State, where Quartet members teach private lessons, coach chamber ensembles and present courses on the Literature of the String Quartet. The ensemble was Quartet-in-Residence at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and has also held artist residencies at The New School in Philadelphia, Swarthmore and Skidmore Colleges and Amherst College. They have given master classes across the continent, including at The Eastman School of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, Northwestern University, The Banff Centre, Indiana University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of Toronto, and are Artistic Directors of the Soundfest Chamber Music Festival and Quartet Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Colorado Quartet's inspiring style combines a deep scholarly knowledge of the quartet literature with energy, passion, and a focus on fine details. Members of the Colorado Quartet have served on the juries for several international competitions, including the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, Banff Quartet Competition and Concert Artists Guild Competition. Their critically acclaimed recordings of Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms and contemporary composers can be found on Parnassus, Mode and Albany Records. The Colorado Quartet commemorated its 20th anniversary in 2003 with a release of the first in a complete set of Beethoven Quartet recordings; the complete recordings of Beethoven Quartets should be available by the 25th anniversary. |
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"The Beethoven [Op. 59#1]
incorporates spectacular contrasts between joyous, playful and deeply pensive movements, and
the quartet found just the right approach for each. This is a first-class ensemble
that rises with panache to meet every challenge in the music."
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INDIVIDUAL BIOS: | |
 Julie |
 Lydia |
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Marka |
Diane |
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For booking information, please contact
Joanne Rile at Joanne Rile Artists Management, Inc. Noble Plaza, Suite 212, 801 Old York Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046-1611 Tel: 215-885-6400 Fax: 215-885-9929Email the Colorado Quartet at: cq@coloradoquartet.com |
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