Oregon Bach Festival: Viano String Quartet
$25-$40 ($10 youth/college student with ID)
- David Shifrin, clarinet
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
The name "Viano" was created to describe the four individual instruments in a string quartet interacting as one. Each of the four instruments begins with the letter "v", and like a piano, all four string instruments together play both harmony and melody, creating a unified instrument called the "Viano". Praised for their "huge range of dynamics, massive sound and spontaneity" (American Record Guide), the Quartet, alongside Avery Fisher Prize-winner David Shifrin, performs works by Caroline Shaw, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Edvard Grieg.
COVID-19 Protocols: In accordance with state mandates, as of 6/14/22, OBF performance spaces do not require face masks, proof of vaccination, or negative COVID test for entry. However, given the rise in Lane County COVID cases, the University of Oregon recommends individuals wear masks indoors when around other people. These policies are subject to change as the Festival progresses.
About Viano String Quartet
Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet are one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today and currently in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024-2027. Since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, they have traveled to nearly every major city across the globe, captivating audiences in New York, London, Berlin, Vancouver, Paris, Beijing, Toronto, Lucerne, and Los Angeles.
The quartet was named the inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence for the Music in the Morning series in Vancouver until 2025, where their focus will be to commission new works and lead extensive community engagement initiatives. The quartet has also held residencies at the Curtis Institute, Colburn Conservatory, Northern Michigan University, and Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
https://www.vianostringquartet.com/About David Shifrin, clarinet
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon School of Music
961 E 18th AveEugene, OR 97403
United States