Cecilia String Quartet performs at the 88th Season of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society January 31, 2012

The 88th season of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society continues on Tuesday, January 31st in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall with a performance by the Cecilia String Quartet. The concert which includes quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorak begins at 8 pm and will be preceded by a "Chat with the Artists" hosted by WNED-FM commentator Peter Hall. The Cecilia String Quartet formed while students at the University of Toronto. They soon won acclaim for ‘extraordinary commitment and maturity’ (Montréal Gazette). Prizewinners at international string quartet competitions in both Osaka (2008) and Bordeaux (2010) and winners of a Galaxie Rising Stars Award in Canada, the CSQ went on to capture the First Prize at the Banff International Strign Quartet Competition. “With a stunning spirit of creativity that consistently celebrated risk-taking and discovery, the Cecilia Quartet impressed the distinguished jury above all others,” said the competition’s Executive Director, Barry Shiffman, when announcing the winners.

The Quartet now performs for leading presenters in both Canada and the United States and are Quartet Fellows at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. They continue to tour Canada with Jeunesses Musicales du Canada. They have a four-CD contract with Analekta, with the first recording of music by Dvořák scheduled for release in early 2012. Their concert recordings have been broadcast on more than a dozen international public radio networks, including Australia, Canada (CBC/SRC), and Germany.

Tickets for this concert are $20, $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.bflochambermusic.org or at the door. Please visit our website for more information or call 716-462-4939.