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 Reviews:

"an elegant mix of passion, ferocity and feathery delicacy" (Washington Post)

"Debussy likewise must be executed well, as many Friends patrons nearly have the war horse memorized. The Euclid's sparkling energy was evident in the opening section, and the ensemble kept the energy through the ravishing third movement, into the fast-moving finale." (Lincoln Journal Star)

 

"remarkable assurance and sophistication" (BerkshireFineArts.com)

 

"The emotional and timbral richness the young musicians brought to [Beethoven's Op. 18 No. 3] brought to mind the old-world approach of the Guarneri Quartet...  The Euclid performance was devoted, expert and exhilarating."

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

"The Euclid Quartet played the music's phrases fearlessly, with great surges of energy."

(Chamber Music Magazine)

Particularly impressive was the electric playing of the Euclid Quartet.  Remember the ensemble's name, because it seems an up-and-comer."

(Denver Post)

“Their concert performance at Carnegie’s

Weill Recital Hall had wonderful intensity, insight

and communicative strength. I look forward

to hearing much more this exceptionally promising young quartet.”
(Ara Guzelimian, Senior Director &

Artistic Advisor, Carnegie Hall)

“The Euclid Quartet rises above mere technical excellence, and performs with openness and joy. They are an energetic group with great focus and personal drive; their performances are impassioned, musical and communicative.”
(James Dunham, former violist of the Cleveland Quartet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The EUCLID QUARTET enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation. Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, the quartet consistently performs to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country.

Formed in Ohio in 1998, the Euclid Quartet takes its name from the famous Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, home to a wealth of renowned artistic and cultural institutions. Within three years, the ensemble was awarded the String Quartet Fellowship of the Aspen Music Festival, where it was invited to return for the subsequent summer’s concert season. The quartet was also invited to study with the Emerson String Quartet at the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop.

Highlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include significant global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Prior to its Japanese laurels, the quartet also won awards in numerous United States competitions, including the Hugo Kauder International Competition for String Quartets, The Carmel Chamber Music Competition, and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. In 2009, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Euclid is a frequent guest ensemble at American and Canadian music festivals, among them those of Aspen, Mostly Modern, Great Lakes, Kent/Blossom and Orford festivals, while expanded programs have included collaborations with internationally renowned artists, including James Dunham, Gregory Fulkerson, Warren Jones, Paul Katz, Joseph Silverstein and Alexander Toradze.

In 2007, the Euclid Quartet was appointed to the prestigious string quartet residency at Indiana University South Bend, where its members teach private lessons and coach chamber music. Passionately devoted to presenting the highest quality chamber music to young audiences, these seasoned teaching artists have performed for thousands of students and young adults, in part through support from the National Endowment for the Arts and collaborations with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.

Active in the recording studio, the Euclid Quartet issued, most recently, a disc of Dvorák and Winton Marsalis on Afinat Records. The Strad Magazine praised the new recording: “The members of the Euclid Quartet hurl themselves into the fray with alacrity, relishing the music's invention with contagious wit and virtuosity. &rdquo Previous releases include the complete string quartets of Béla Bartók on Artek Recordings. The American Record Guide raved about these discs, “rarely has a group found such meaning and vision.” Their debut CD, on Centaur records, features the first four quartets of Hugo Kauder, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Austria who fled to the United States in the 1940s. He defied the atonal trend of his generation with his uniquely harmonic, contrapuntal style.

More about the Euclid Quartet at www.euclidquartet.com