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"Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding" – The Independent
"Luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism" – The New York Times
"The Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet...This was wonderful, selfless music-making" - The Times, London
Founded in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet have performed worldwide, where they have been met with great accolade. Within a few years of their formation, the Quartet received the first Cleveland Quartet Award, the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and, in 1996, were invited by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be the inaugural members of Chamber Music Society Two. In 1997, they were honoured with the Royal Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut in the United Kingdom after a recital at the Wigmore Hall, where they were resident in the 2000/2001 season and have regularly revisited. In 1999 they became the first Resident String Quartet at Princeton University, a position they still hold.
The Quartet performs extensively, both in North America where all its members reside, as well as in Europe, Japan and Australia. They have appeared at the Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, Library of Congress in Washington, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Köln Philharmonie, St Luke's, the Wigmore Hall Konzerthaus in Vienna, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Sydney Opera House and at the Aspen, Edinburgh, Kuhmo and Caramoor festivals. October 2010 saw the quartet complete a UK tour, which included performances at the Wigmore Hall in London, Djanogly Hall in Nottingham and St John's College in Oxford.
Their eclecticism and desire to push beyond the boundaries of standard string quartet repertoire has led the quartet to perform both Renaissance and early music pieces with transcriptions, for example, Gesualdo and Monteverdi's Madrigals, Fantasias of Purcell and secular works by Josquin des Prés. In the contemporary field, the Brentanos regularly collaborate with living composers including Elliot Carter and György Kurtág and have commissioned and premiered an impressive list of new works. To commemorate their tenth anniversary, the quartet commissioned ten composers to write a piece inspired by, and to be interwoven with, excerpts of Bach's Art of Fugue. The Quartet have also worked with the celebrated poet Mark Strand, commissioning poetry from him to accompany works of Haydn and Webern.
The Quartet enjoy an especially close relationship with Mitsuko Uchida, with whom they regularly appear in the United States, Europe and Japan. Other prestigious artists they have worked with include the soprano Jessye Norman and pianist Richard Goode.
For the French label AEON, the Brentano Quartet released their first commercial CD featuring Mozart's quartet K. 464 and his Quintet K. 593, recorded with viola player Hsin-Yun Huang. Following this, the quartet released a CD with Haydn's Op 71, as well as a recording of Steven Mackey's music, the latter for Albany records. They are currently recording all of the late Beethoven quartets in three CDs: opus 131 and 127; opus 132 and 135; Grosse Fuge and opus 130. The first CD was released in 2011.
In 1998, cellist Nina Lee joined the Quartet, taking the place of founding member Michael Kannen. The Quartet is named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
"Luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism" – The New York Times
"The Brentanos are a magnificent string quartet...This was wonderful, selfless music-making" - The Times, London
Founded in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet have performed worldwide, where they have been met with great accolade. Within a few years of their formation, the Quartet received the first Cleveland Quartet Award, the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and, in 1996, were invited by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be the inaugural members of Chamber Music Society Two. In 1997, they were honoured with the Royal Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut in the United Kingdom after a recital at the Wigmore Hall, where they were resident in the 2000/2001 season and have regularly revisited. In 1999 they became the first Resident String Quartet at Princeton University, a position they still hold.
The Quartet performs extensively, both in North America where all its members reside, as well as in Europe, Japan and Australia. They have appeared at the Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall in New York, Library of Congress in Washington, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Köln Philharmonie, St Luke's, the Wigmore Hall Konzerthaus in Vienna, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Sydney Opera House and at the Aspen, Edinburgh, Kuhmo and Caramoor festivals. October 2010 saw the quartet complete a UK tour, which included performances at the Wigmore Hall in London, Djanogly Hall in Nottingham and St John's College in Oxford.
Their eclecticism and desire to push beyond the boundaries of standard string quartet repertoire has led the quartet to perform both Renaissance and early music pieces with transcriptions, for example, Gesualdo and Monteverdi's Madrigals, Fantasias of Purcell and secular works by Josquin des Prés. In the contemporary field, the Brentanos regularly collaborate with living composers including Elliot Carter and György Kurtág and have commissioned and premiered an impressive list of new works. To commemorate their tenth anniversary, the quartet commissioned ten composers to write a piece inspired by, and to be interwoven with, excerpts of Bach's Art of Fugue. The Quartet have also worked with the celebrated poet Mark Strand, commissioning poetry from him to accompany works of Haydn and Webern.
The Quartet enjoy an especially close relationship with Mitsuko Uchida, with whom they regularly appear in the United States, Europe and Japan. Other prestigious artists they have worked with include the soprano Jessye Norman and pianist Richard Goode.
For the French label AEON, the Brentano Quartet released their first commercial CD featuring Mozart's quartet K. 464 and his Quintet K. 593, recorded with viola player Hsin-Yun Huang. Following this, the quartet released a CD with Haydn's Op 71, as well as a recording of Steven Mackey's music, the latter for Albany records. They are currently recording all of the late Beethoven quartets in three CDs: opus 131 and 127; opus 132 and 135; Grosse Fuge and opus 130. The first CD was released in 2011.
In 1998, cellist Nina Lee joined the Quartet, taking the place of founding member Michael Kannen. The Quartet is named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
The Brentano String Quartet was founded in 1992 in New York and, within a few years of its formation, received prestigious awards both in the US and abroad, including, in the UK, the Royal Philharmonic Award for the most outstanding debut. A former resident string quartet at the Wigmore Hall and current resident at Princeton University, the quartet have appeared in the most renowned international halls. The quartet's repertoire includes contemporary pieces which they commission and premiere, as well as presentations of transcriptions of both Renaissance and early music works.
The quartet enjoys an especially close relationship with Mitsuko Uchida and have also performed with soprano Jessye Norman and pianist Richard Goode.
The Brentano Quartet records for the French label AEON: their first commercial CD (Mozart) precedes a series of late Beethoven quartets, the first CD of the new series will be released in 2011.
In 1998, cellist Nina Lee joined the quartet, taking the place of founding member Michael Kannen. The quartet is named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
The quartet enjoys an especially close relationship with Mitsuko Uchida and have also performed with soprano Jessye Norman and pianist Richard Goode.
The Brentano Quartet records for the French label AEON: their first commercial CD (Mozart) precedes a series of late Beethoven quartets, the first CD of the new series will be released in 2011.
In 1998, cellist Nina Lee joined the quartet, taking the place of founding member Michael Kannen. The quartet is named after Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", the intended recipient of his famous love confession.
'Le meilleur concert du festival' - Nice-Matin, 'Passionés, libres et magiques' – The Independent, 'Son et lyrisme généreux' – The New York Times, 'Le quatuor Brentano est magnifique... ils jouent pour la musique même' - The Times, London
Formé en 1992, le quatuor américain Brentano est connu pour ses interprétations alliant une technique parfaite à une musicalité hors pair.
Après seulement un an d'existence, le quatuor obtint les récompenses suivantes : Cleveland Quartet Award, Naumburg Chamber Music Award et Martin E. Segal Award et, en 1997, reçut le Prix du meilleur recital attribué par la Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award.
Le quatuor est résident des Universités de Princeton, New York et fut choisi par la Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center pour participer à l'inauguration de leur saison de musique de chambre. En Europe, il a été quatuor résident au Wigmore Hall de septembre 1999 à septembre 2001.
Les salles de concert du monde entier ont accueilli le quatuor Brentano : Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, St Luke's Hall de Londres, Philharmonie de Cologne, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Opéra de Sydney (tournée VIVA en Australie), Festivals de Salzburg, Bath et Edimbourg ainsi que toutes les villes les plus importantes aux Etats-Unis.
Parmi leurs partenaires célèbres de musique de chambre, on compte la pianiste Mitsuko Uchida, le pianiste Richard Goode et la soprano américaine Jessye Norman.
Le répertoire du quatuor est vaste avec une attention particulière à la musique de la Renaissance, période sacrée de la polyphonie que des compositeurs comme Gesualdo, Monteverdi et Josquin des Prés ont transcendée, et la musique de notre temps. Le quatuor Brentano collabore régulièrement avec des compositeurs tels que Elliot Carter ou György Kurtág et ont créé une liste impressionnante d'œuvres : quatuors de Milton Babbitt, Chou Wen-Chung, Steven Mackey et Bruce Adolphe. Pour commémorer leur dixième anniversaire, le quatuor a passé commande à dix compositeurs, dont Sofia Gubaïdulina, dont ils ont joué les pièces en alternance avec l'Art de la Fugue de Bach qui les avait inspirées.
Le quatuor Brentano enregistre pour le label français, AEON. Leur premier CD, consacré à Mozart (quatuor K464 et quintette K593 avec l'altiste Hsin-Yun Huang) : comment ne pas être saisi par la densité du tissu contrapuntique qu'ils tissent dans le premier mouvement du Quintette KV 593, ou par la plénitude lyrique qu'ils font jaillir de son poignant Adagio (Diapason (5)) est paru en février 2007, et sera suivi d'un enregistrement des quatuors tardifs de Beethoven en trois CDs ; la sortie du premier est prévue en 2011.
In 1998, le quatuor faisait appel à la violoncelliste Nina Lee pour remplacer Michael Kannen, un des membres fondateurs. Le quatuor Brentano est nommé d'après ce que de nombreux spécialistes s'accorde à penser qu'elle est la 'Lointaine Bien-aimée' à qui Beethoven déclara son amour via un de ses cycles de lieder.
Formé en 1992, le quatuor américain Brentano est connu pour ses interprétations alliant une technique parfaite à une musicalité hors pair.
Après seulement un an d'existence, le quatuor obtint les récompenses suivantes : Cleveland Quartet Award, Naumburg Chamber Music Award et Martin E. Segal Award et, en 1997, reçut le Prix du meilleur recital attribué par la Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award.
Le quatuor est résident des Universités de Princeton, New York et fut choisi par la Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center pour participer à l'inauguration de leur saison de musique de chambre. En Europe, il a été quatuor résident au Wigmore Hall de septembre 1999 à septembre 2001.
Les salles de concert du monde entier ont accueilli le quatuor Brentano : Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, St Luke's Hall de Londres, Philharmonie de Cologne, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Opéra de Sydney (tournée VIVA en Australie), Festivals de Salzburg, Bath et Edimbourg ainsi que toutes les villes les plus importantes aux Etats-Unis.
Parmi leurs partenaires célèbres de musique de chambre, on compte la pianiste Mitsuko Uchida, le pianiste Richard Goode et la soprano américaine Jessye Norman.
Le répertoire du quatuor est vaste avec une attention particulière à la musique de la Renaissance, période sacrée de la polyphonie que des compositeurs comme Gesualdo, Monteverdi et Josquin des Prés ont transcendée, et la musique de notre temps. Le quatuor Brentano collabore régulièrement avec des compositeurs tels que Elliot Carter ou György Kurtág et ont créé une liste impressionnante d'œuvres : quatuors de Milton Babbitt, Chou Wen-Chung, Steven Mackey et Bruce Adolphe. Pour commémorer leur dixième anniversaire, le quatuor a passé commande à dix compositeurs, dont Sofia Gubaïdulina, dont ils ont joué les pièces en alternance avec l'Art de la Fugue de Bach qui les avait inspirées.
Le quatuor Brentano enregistre pour le label français, AEON. Leur premier CD, consacré à Mozart (quatuor K464 et quintette K593 avec l'altiste Hsin-Yun Huang) : comment ne pas être saisi par la densité du tissu contrapuntique qu'ils tissent dans le premier mouvement du Quintette KV 593, ou par la plénitude lyrique qu'ils font jaillir de son poignant Adagio (Diapason (5)) est paru en février 2007, et sera suivi d'un enregistrement des quatuors tardifs de Beethoven en trois CDs ; la sortie du premier est prévue en 2011.
In 1998, le quatuor faisait appel à la violoncelliste Nina Lee pour remplacer Michael Kannen, un des membres fondateurs. Le quatuor Brentano est nommé d'après ce que de nombreux spécialistes s'accorde à penser qu'elle est la 'Lointaine Bien-aimée' à qui Beethoven déclara son amour via un de ses cycles de lieder.
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