April 8, 2014 (New York, NY) – Following their spectacular sweeping success at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, winning all top prizes, the “sublime” (The Strad) Dover Quartet will make their Los Angeles, California concert debut on April 27th with the Da Camera Society’s Chamber Music in Historic Sites concert series. Hosted at Artemesia (the largest Craftsman residence in the U.S.), The Dover Quartet, joined by Da Camera Society Artist-in-Residence Cindy Wu on viola, will play an all-Czech program including Dvořák’s genial and iridescent String Quintet (in E-flat, Op. 97) and Janáček’s First String Quartet, inspired by Tolstoy’s tale of adulterous passion, the Kreutzer Sonata. For complete program details, please click HERE.
 
The Dover Quartet has embarked on an impressive 2014 touring schedule, with spring engagements including a recital with Leon Fleisher at Town Hall in New York City, four performances in the Savannah Music Festival, a residency at Rice University in Houston and their San Francisco recital debut. This summer, The Dover Quartet will appear at the top music festivals across the continent. In addition to a residency at the Caramoor Music Festival, they will perform a week of concerts at Bravo! Vail and perform in Chamber Music Northwest, Ottawa Chamberfest, the Bard Festival and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. 
 
The Philadelphia based ensemble is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after string quartets, and is recognized by The Strad as “already pulling away from their peers with their exceptional interpretative maturity, tonal refinement and taut ensemble.”
 
Formed at the Curtis Institute in 2008 when its members were only 19, the Dover Quartet (named for Dover Beach by Samuel Barber – a fellow Curtis alumnus) has received significant public attention for its intricate artistry and astounding maturity. Their wins at Banff brought them into the international spotlight and were highlighted by CBC Music as the “Top 10 Classical Music Triumphs of 2013.” The Quartet has performed in numerous festivals around the world, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, and Heidelberger Frühling, and has held residencies at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and on Public Radio's Performance Today. They continue to perform at their Philadelphia alma mater, where they have been named the school’s first Quartet-in-Residence.