Loading details…
Artist
Pacifica Quartet
12+ albums
classicpurp1eClassicalgammarec
about
The Pacifica Quartet is a professional string ensemble based in the Chicago, Illinois area. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, second violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; and Brandon Vamos, cello. Formed in 1994, the group has won top prizes in international ensemble competitions such as the 1996 Coleman Chamber Music Competition, the 1997 Concert Artists Guild Competition, and the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. They have also received Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award in 2002 and the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2006. The Pacifica frequently tours throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Their wide range of repertoire includes both classical and contemporary music, and they commission and perform up to eight new works a year. Recently they have toured with concerts of Elliot Carter's complete string quartets. In addition, the ensemble regularly teaches at summer festivals such as Interlochen Arts Camp and Madeline Island Music Festival, and is frequently invited for visiting residencies at universities and schools nationwide. Currently they serve as Quartet in Residence at the University of Chicago and Faculty Quartet in Residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto
1712String Quartet in E Flat Major: IV. Fuga
1303String Quartet No. 6 In F Minor, Op. 80: III. Adagio
1274String Quartet in E Flat Major: I. Allegro Moderato
1125String Quartet No. 1: II. Adagio (from bar 57)
1076String Quartet in E Flat Major: II. Adagio Non Troppo
1017String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Adagio Non Troppo: Allegro Non Tardante
988String Quartet No. 13 In G Major, Op. 106: III. Molto Vivace
949String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 12: II. Canzonetta: Allegretto
9310String Quartet No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Andante Espressivo
92albums
The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich
Crawford / Hindemith / Janacek: String Quartets
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
▥
American Voices
The Soviet Experience Volume 1: String Quartets By Dimitri Shostakovich And His Comtemporaries
The Soviet Experience, Vol. 4: String Quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich and His Contemporaries
The Korngold Collection
Dvorak: Quartet Op. 106 and Quintet Op. 97
The Soviet Experience, Vol. 3
BLACKWOOD: String Quartet Nos. 1-3
The Soviet Experience Volume 2
▥
Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34 - R. Schumann: String Quartet, Op. 41 No. 1