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The self-effacing beauty of sound was memorable... [but] what was rarer was the alliance of gorgeous tone with an unwavering unanimity of expressive intent. It resulted in a musical conversation of stunning authenticity and presence.
-The Washington Post
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Cultures in Combination to Commemorate a Tragedy - Music Review 'Musicians for Harmony' by Vivien Schweitzer From New York Times .................... The concert opened with a somewhat matter-of-fact performance of Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor by the pianist Claude Frank and members of the Guarneri Quartet: the violinist Arnold Steinhardt, the violist Michael Tree and the cellist Peter Wiley. In contrast, the Shanghai Quartet gave a stellar account of Ravel’s String Quartet in F, and its passionate playing — driven, elegant and nuanced — inspired energetic clapping by the audience between movements. |
