The opening of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 4 is full of energy, passion, and lyricism.
For today’s Daily Joy, here is a magnificent performance of that opening by a teenage string quartet who appeared on From the Top in 2019.
Montclair, NJ The Kalico Quartet performed on Show 376 in Boston on October 6, 2019.
The Kalico Quartet is coached by Emirhan Tunca at the Manhattan School of Music. They were the 2019 winners of Manhattan School of Music’s 2019 Chamber Music Competition. The ensemble includes: Lena-Marie DeMayo Stoger, violin, 17, from New York, New York, recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award; Cheng Io Lo, violin, 18, from Macau, China/Jersey City, New Jersey; Kevin Wallace, viola, 17; and Andrew Wallace, cello, 17, from Montclair, New Jersey.
The Kalico Quartet’s appearance on From the Top Show 376 was supported by Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP).
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