Daniel Ching
, violin
William Fedkenheuer
, violin
John Largess
, viola
Joshua Gindele
, cello
Hailed by The New York Times as possessing "explosive vigor and technical finesse," the dynamic Miró Quartet, one of America's highest‐profile chamber groups, enjoys its place at the top of the international chamber music scene. Now in its second decade, the quartet continues to captivate audiences and critics around the world with its startling intensity, fresh perspective, and mature approach.
Founded in 1995 at the Oberlin Conservatory, the Miró Quartet met with immediate success, winning first prizes at the Coleman, Fischoff, and Banff competitions as well as the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award. The quartet also was a recipient of the Cleveland Quartet Award and was the first ensemble ever to be awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Since then, the Miró Quartet has performed throughout the world in important venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw, the Berlin Philharmonic's Kammermusikaal, and the Konzerthaus in Vienna.
The Miró Quartet has collaborated with such artists as Leif Ove Andsnes, Joshua Bell, Eliot Fisk, Lynn Harrell, Jon Kimura Parker, and Pinchas Zukerman. A favorite of numerous summer festivals, the ensemble has appeared regularly at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, La Jolla Summerfest, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and the White Pine Festival.
Having been heard on numerous national and international radio broadcasts, including National Public Radio's Performance Today and Minnesota Public Radio's Saint Paul Sunday, the quartet has released numerous recordings, most recently a disc featuring live performances of works by Dvorak and Kevin Puts. Its recording of George Crumb's Black Angels won the prestigious French Diapason d'Or prize.
Deeply committed to music education of all ages, the Miró Quartet serves as the Faculty String Quartet‐in‐Residence at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. At the University of Texas, the quartet members teach private students as well as coach chamber music groups. The ensemble has taught at the Sunflower Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Lake Tahoe Music Festival, and the Kent/Blossom Music Festival. On short notice, it filled in for both Isaac Stern and Henry Meyer, leading masterclasses in Lucerne, Switzerland, and Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland. The quartet continues to give frequent masterclasses at many institutions around the world.