Penderecki String Quartet: 8th Annual Program – Contemporary Classical Album IMA Nominee

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Contact:
Steven Foster
Canadian Music Centre

sfoster (at) musiccentre.ca
www.ps4.ca

The Penderecki String Quartet was formed in Poland in 1986 and has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation. Their recent schedule has included concerts in New York, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, Paris, Los Angeles, Atlanta, as well as appearances at international festivals in Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Venezuela, and China. The PSQ champions music of our time, performing a wide range of repertoire from Haydn to Zappa as well as premiering over 100 new works to date. Described by Fanfare Magazine as “an ensemble of formidable power and keen musical sensitivity”, the PSQ’s diverse discography includes the chamber music of Brahms and Shostakovich (Eclectra and Marquis labels) and the recently released Bartok cycle. They enter their 16th year as Quartet-in-Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada.