For their first major project since the coronavirus outbreak, the Miró Quartet will come together in-person to perform all sixteen Beethoven string quartets and the Grosse Fuge live for online ...

On Friday, July 25, 2025, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated Miró Quartet will release its newest album, Ginastera String Quartets, on PENTATONE. Celebrating 30 years as an ensemble in 2025, the ...

The McGill International String Quartet Academy brings together “junior” and “senior” quartets in residence at McGill, where they are improved and improve each other through master classes and private ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Think of a composer from Argentina and the most likely name to come up will be Astor Piazzolla, wizard of the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Although it is the wave of new American operas that has made the biggest impact, there is plenty of other ...

This summer the Music Academy of the West established a new program expressly designed to support the creation and advancement of young string quartets. As mentors and instructors for this initiative, ...

The name makes a great first impression: bright, warm, and sophisticated, but playful. The group is part of a second, or maybe third, generation of American string quartets following in a career path ...

In the increasingly competitive world of string quartets, where impeccable ensemble and musicianship are taken for granted, a compelling story or catchy hook is sometimes as desirable as a competition ...

Most of us prefer to ease into a new school year. But Austin’s Miró Quartet is about to skip the warm-up and start its September with a massive undertaking: the Beethoven Cycle. Playing the “cycle” ...

The leafy, rough-hewn serenity of the Maverick Concert Hall will be an inviting venue for a weekend with two of the finest string quartets in the world. On Saturday night, the formidable Miró Quartet ...