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Dalí
Quartet
Luigi Mazzocchi, violin, Adriana Linares, viola, Jesús Morales, cello, &
Carlos Rubio, violin
"stunningly played"
Lincoln Journal Star
"Dalí has a big, lush sound. They
captured the elegance and lightness of the Haydn quartet and did not have any
difficulty in switching to the dissonant drama of one of Beethoven’s most stormy
chamber music works. As expected, they handled the Latin American music with
authoritative ease.
The Morning Call"The
Dali is known for its emphasis on Latin music, and the playbill was filled with
works from south of the border...a strong appearance...gathering heavy applause
at the end of the first half...This great effort brought Meadowlark patrons to
their feet with approving cheers and whistles."
Lincoln Journal Star
"four
young players – one originally from Cuba and the others from Venezuela….The
program they performed would have challenged any ensemble: Turina’s “La oracion
del torero”, the Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428 by Mozart; Shostakovich’s
Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110, and Piazzolla’s “Four, for Tango.
"The quartet already has achieved a rich, highly integrated and balanced sound.
…their playing exhibited a high level of technical competence and musical
understanding…"
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 Piazzolla:
Four, For Tango
Villa-Lobos:
Quartet #1 "Brincadeira"
Efrain Amaya: Yara's Dream 2nd movement
Villa-Lobos: Quartet #1 "Melancolia"
Lorenz: Puente Trans-Arabico
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Dalí
Quartet -- Classical Roots, Latin Soul --
With an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul, the Dalí Quartet is today’s
freshest voice in Classical and Latin American music. This exciting young
ensemble, anchored in both El Sistema
and classical conservatory traditions,
combines the best of both worlds.
Programming an enticing mix of traditional string quartet repertoire with Latin
American chamber music, the Dalí Quartet creates an extraordinary concert
experience which promises to take listeners on an eclectic journey of rhythm and
sound. In the spirit of famed Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, the Dalí Quartet
embraces imagination
and excellence as central to its art form.
The quartet is comprised of award-winning solo and chamber artists who have
appeared at Carnegie Hall, toured widely in Europe and Asia, collaborated with
some of the finest composers of our time, and recorded for Dorian, Centaur and
Naxos. As a quartet, they have been invited to perform with emphasis on the
Latin-Classical connection for television, festivals and presenting
organizations including the Meadowlark Music Festival, Michigan State University
(residency), Cleveland Contemporary
Players at Cleveland State University, the Venezuelan Sounds Festival in New
York City, Kutztown University, Cedar Crest College, Albright College, the Bach
Festival of Philadelphia, and Penn State University, among others.
During the 2012-2013 season, the Dalí Quartet will give concert tours in
California and the northwest, in Texas and the Great Plains, and in Washington
and the mid-Atlantic States.
The Dalí Quartet serves as Artists in Residence at the Community Conservatory of
Music in Doylestown, PA and as Quartet in Residence of the Elite Strings Program
where it hosts the Dalí String Quartet Summer Music Camp and Festival. The Dalí
is also a Resident Ensemble of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in
Philadelphia, dedicated to normalizing minority participation in classical
music. A part of the Dalí Quartet’s mission includes the presentation of many
educational concert activities each year – its popular events for students in
grades K-12 are complemented by interactive concerts for the entire family.
Trained by world-renowned artists, members of the Dalí Quartet are products of
Venezuela’s social and music education movement El Sistema and have studied at
esteemed institutions such as the Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana
University Bloomington and the Simón Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Dalí Quartet is a roster ensemble of Pennsylvania Performing Artists on
Tour (PennPAT). PennPat offers support for tour engagements to presenters in DE,
DC, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To learn more visit
www.PennPAT.org
About the Dalí Quartet's Community Engagement Programming
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"The [Dalí] Quartet was truly amazing. Along with being generous, outgoing
individuals, they delighted our audiences with their
exemplary talent and energy. The Quartet put together both educational concerts
for our young audiences and collaborated with conductor Ricardo Lorenz and
marimba soloist Orlando Cotto to offer original and breathtaking experiences for
our most sophisticated patrons. I would be thrilled to work with the Dali String
Quartet anytime again in the future and highly recommend them as performers and
people."
- Tamara Cass, Executive Director, Meadowlark Music Festival
"They can use Latin American tangos to engage with audiences of varying ethnic
backgrounds and then later connect them to the traditional quartet repertoire
with an equally entertaining performance of a Mozart string quartet."
- Jeri Lynn Johnson, Music Director, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra
"The key to their success is that the musicians sense the nature of the audience
first and then craft a program to meet the specific needs and abilities of that
audience. When I have a spot to fill in a school visit, I always look to the
Dalí Quartet musicians first, because I know they will always be dynamic,
engaging, and fabulous!"
- Alice Anne Schwab, Director of Education, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
"The Dali Quartet has a passion for music and a passion for people. They have
delighted audiences and are inspiring the next generation to discover the joy
and power of music."
- Steven Tenenbom, Violist, Orion Quartet; Faculty, Juilliard School of
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