“Few young American ensembles are as exciting and accomplished as the Dover Quartet.” – The New Yorker

“From start to finish, everything was absolutely flawless…The Dover Quartet could play anything for us, and we would ask for more. Quartets that play with such technical quality these days can be counted on the fingers of one hand… An amazing, beautiful quartet.” – La Press

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the GRAMMY® nominated Dover Quartet has followed a “practically meteoric” (Strings) trajectory to become one of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world. In addition to its faculty role as the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Dover Quartet holds residencies with the Kennedy Center, Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, Artosphere, and the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. The group’s awards include a stunning sweep of all prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, grand and first prizes at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and prizes at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. It’s prestigious honors include the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, and Lincoln Center’s Hunt Family Award.

Program includes performances of:

Haydn: Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor)
Amy Beach: Quartet for Strings, Op. 89
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3