Verona Quartet

Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 3:00pm

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A group of people standing next to each other holding violins and cello.
A group of people standing next to each other holding violins and cello.
A group of people standing next to each other holding violins and cello.

A Celebration of Song!

The acclaimed Verona Quartet, one of the most distinguished ensembles in today’s chamber music scene, returns to our series with a song-inspired program. The Schubert and Mendelssohn string quartets are inspired by their songs “Death and the Maiden” and “Ist es wahr?”. George Walker wrote his “Lyric” for the string quartet after he graduated from Oberlin Conservatory (where the Verona Quartet is in residence) based on the lyrical sound of the human voice and spirit. Canadian singer and songwriter Tanya Tagaq uses an ingenious imagination to impart traditional Inuk throat singing onto the sound of Western string instruments.


Left to right: Jonathan Ong; violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Dorothy Ro, violin;  Jonathan Dormand, cello

PROGRAM

Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13


George Walker: “Lyric” for String Quartet


Tanya Tagaq: “Sivunittini”


Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden”


Program subject to change

  • Verona Quartet Biography

    Acclaimed as an “outstanding ensemble…cohesive yet full of temperament” (The New York Times), the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself amongst the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization, and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). The Quartet serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College and Conservatory as the Quartet-in-Residence. 


    The Verona Quartet has appeared on four continents, captivating audiences at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center (New York City), Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), Jordan Hall (Boston), Wigmore Hall (UK), and Melbourne Recital Hall (Australia). It has also performed at festivals, including La Jolla Summerfest, Chamber Music Northwest, Caramoor, the Texas Music Festival, and Bravo! Vail, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. 


    The ensemble’s “vibrant, intelligent” (The New York Times) performances emanate from the spirit of storytelling; the Quartet believes that this transcends genre, and therefore, the name “Verona” pays tribute to William Shakespeare, one of the greatest storytellers of all time.

The group's singular sense of purpose earned them Chamber Music America's coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award, and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization and commanding resonance.


– The Calgary Herald