July 21, 2011
ASQ Minnesota Public Radio spotlight performance:
Listen Here!
June 6-11, 2011
Arianna String Clinic
The Arianna String Quartet is pleased to announce the Arianna String Clinic, the region’s newest solo and chamber music performance clinic for students from 14-22 years of age.
Click here for more information
International Highlights 2010-2011
The ASQ will make its South American debut in January 2011 at Brazil's prestigious FEMUSC Festival in Jaragua do Sul. In May 2011 the ASQ will travel to South Africa for concerts Stellenbosch University, Capetown, Pretoria and residencies with the Capetown Youth Orchestra and the University at the Western Cape.
New Mozart Disc!
Centaur Records has just released the Arianna Quartet’s new Mozart collaborative disc which includes the Clarinet Quintet K. 581, the Horn Quintet K. 407, and the Piano Quartet in G minor K.478. Check it out!
Janacek CD
The ASQ has completed its debut disc under a new exclusive recording contract with Centaur Records. Janacek's two quartets, “Intimate Letters” and the “Kreutzer Sonata” are slated for release later in 2010.
Beethoven Cycle recording
This summer the ASQ began recording the Beethoven Cycle for Centaur Records: watch for the six Op.18 quartets to be released in early 2011.
Summer Festivals
Deeply committed to passing on the great traditions of the string quartet to future generations, the ASQ devotes much of its summer to working with aspiring young musicians. In June, the ASQ returned to the Madeline Island Music Camp on Lake Superior. In August, the ASQ returned to its summer home at the Britt Festival to direct the International String Quartet Academy in Jacksonville, Oregon.