VEGA STRING QUARTET
10. 14. 2002 - 7:30 p.m.
True to its name, the Vega String Quartet is a bright star among the new generation of chamber music ensembles. Their pristine style, silken sound and driving excitement have attracted international attention for over a decade. In 1991, they made an early entrance to the performance circuit, capturing the Young Artists Prize at the 40th International Munich Competition. Since then, the group's performances have charmed and delighted audiences throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. The Vega made its Lincoln Center debut in August 2001 and its Los Angeles debut will be presented by the Da Camera Society in May 2002. Other recent engagements include performances in Paris, New York, Baltimore, Atlanta, Wilmington, and Miami. They have appeared at such music festivals as Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Highlands-Cashiers, Musicorda, Kingston, and SummerFest La Jolla. The quartet's live broadcast credits include NPR's Performance Today (USA), the National Radio of China, Shanghai TV, Radio France, France Musiques, and the National Radio of the Czech Republic.
The Vega Quartet captured four of the top six prizes at the 1999 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition (including the international music critics' prize), culminating an award-winning year (1998) in which they were awarded first prizes at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Carmel Chamber Music Competition, and the National Society of Arts and Letters String Quartet Competition. The Vega String Quartet studied with the players of the most esteemed quartets of the preceding generation, including the Amadeus, American, Cleveland, Emerson, Guarneri, Juilliard, Orion, and Tokyo string quartets.
