Even with the loss of one orchestra’s Palm Beach County concerts (the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, which will stick to Stuart and Vero Beach this time around), the upcoming classical season is hard to complain about, with its roster of major ensembles and performers, several world premieres, and a deep lineup of compelling music across the genre spectrum. Here’s how that … [Read more...]
At Four Arts, Calidore String Quartet turns in knockout performance
By Ava Figliuzzi Name any major U.S. chamber music competition, and it has likely been won in the past by the Calidore String Quartet. The New York City-based ensemble was the recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a 2017 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, and the winner of the 2016 M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition. Their 2022-23 season balances … [Read more...]
Calidore Quartet outstanding in Shostakovich, Beethoven at Four Arts
By Dennis D. Rooney Founded in 2010 at Los Angeles’s Colburn Conservatory of Music, the Calidore String Quartet’s name is a pastiche of “Cali(fornia)” and “doré,” French for “golden.” Now based in New York, it has garnered a brace of prestigious awards and recently completed a residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center II. The group’s concert Sunday at … [Read more...]