Daniel Ching and Sandy Yamamoto, violins
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello

www.miroquartet.com

The Miró Quartet, described as “world-class musicians” on ABC TV's World News Tonight, is increasingly recognized as one of America’s brightest and most exciting young chamber groups. Since winning the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 2000, the Miró Quartet has captivated audiences around the world, dazzling listeners with its youthful intensity and mature interpretations. It is also the first ensemble to have been awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, which was given in May 2005.

In 2003, the Miró Quartet – comprising Daniel Ching and Sandy Yamamoto, violins; John Largess, viola and Joshua Gindele, cello – was appointed Faculty String Quartet at the University of Texas at Austin. The members of the Miró Quartet teach and coach chamber music there, while continuing their active international touring schedule. With this appointment, UT Austin joins an elite group of institutions whose faculties include a world-class string quartet.

The Quartet has been heard on countless national television and radio broadcasts, including NBC's Today Show, ABC’s World News Tonight, NPR's Performance Today and Minnesota Public Radio's Saint Paul Sunday. Internationally, the Miró has been featured on radio networks across Europe, Canada and Israel. The Quartet also appeared in the PBS American Masters documentary Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso.

The members of the Miró Quartet are also known for a strong dedication to the next generation of musicians. They were on the faculty at Kent State University, appear regularly at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and are Artists-in-Residence at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival – Academy. On short notice, the Miró once filled in for both Isaac Stern and Henry Meyer, leading master classes in Switzerland and Germany.

The Miró Quartet was founded in 1995 at Oberlin Conservatory, and is named after the Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893-1983), whose surrealist works – with subject matter drawn from the realm of memory and imaginative fantasy – are some of the most original of the 20th century. Additional information about the Quartet is on its website, www.miroquartet.com.

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