Rieth Recital Series: Euclid Quartet

The Euclid Quartet enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation. Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts, the quartet consistently performs to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country. Highlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include significant global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. In addition to its performing accolades, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Euclid Quartet is the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at Indiana University South Bend, where its members teach private lessons and coach chamber music. Passionately devoted to presenting the highest quality chamber music to young audiences, these seasoned teaching artists have performed for and worked with thousands of students across the country. In addition to their role as faculty at IUSB, they are also the directors of the Summer Chamber Music Festival and Institute at IUSB.

Recently, alongside the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Euclid Quartet gave the world premiere of Quarter Days by Anna Clyne. This new concerto for string quartet and orchestra was commissioned by the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Active in the recording studio, the Euclid Quartet’s most recent CD release features short quartet works, made possible by the IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Production Grant. Their previous recording of Dvořák and Wynton Marsalis was praised by Strad magazine: “The members of the Euclid Quartet hurl themselves into the fray with alacrity, relishing the music’s invention with contagious wit and virtuosity.” About their complete Bartok quartets cycle, American Record Guide raved, “rarely has a group found such meaning and vision.”