Lunch Time Concert - February (The Amaia Quartet)

Caroline Shaw: Punctum 

Bartok: String Quartet no.2 in A minor, Sz. 67

The Amaia Quartet has risen to prominence as an exceptional string quartet based in London. An internationally diverse ensemble, the quartet shares a unifying passion for chamber music and a strong desire to explore the repertoire of the string quartet. Graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Juilliard School of Music and Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, their accolades include awards at Enescu International Violin Competition (2016), Orlando International Chamber Music Competition (2017), Hattori Foundation Senior Award U.K. (2017), Massimo Antonelli Chamber Music Competition (2018), Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists Award by the Making Music Foundation, Associates of the Royal Academy of Music and Aboyne Cello Festival Young Artist. They have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Radio Nacional de Espana, Radio Vatican, and NDR Kultur and recorded for the Brilliant Classics record label. The members of the Amaia Quartet have performed extensively throughout many countries including France, Spain, Germany, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, China, South Korea, Russia, Israel, Singapore, and beyond. Closer to home, they have performed across the U.K. at venues and festivals, including Barbican Hall, Conway Hall, St Margarets Westminster, Kings Place, City Music Society, Lincoln International Concert Series, Bradford Cathedral Chamber Series, Buxton International Festival, Kings Lynn Festival. They have been a part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme, Pro Quartet, Jeunesses Musicales International Chamber Music, Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, and the Evolution of String Quartet program in Canada. In summer 2024 they joined Le Dimore del Quartetto, and their recent Chamber Studio project under mentorship of Levon Chilingirian, is another milestone in their artistic journey.