MENDELSSOHN - Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12
BARTOK - Quartet No. 6
DVORAK - Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105
A favorite of the Phoenix Chamber Music Society audience, the Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world. They combine brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world. Now in their second decade as a quartet, the Yings have established themselves as an ensemble of the highest musical qualifications in their tours across the United States and abroad. Their performances regularly take place in many of the world’s most important concert halls, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. The Ying siblings began their career as an ensemble in 1992. They earned the 1993 Naumburg Chamber Music Award. Currently, they are the Quartet in Residence at the Eastman School of Music. Whether in a concert hall, a state house rotunda or a one-room school house, the Ying Quartet projects its musical ideas with exceptional energy, intelligence and passion.