Avalon String Quartet

The Avalon String Quartet has established itself as one of the country’s leading string chamber music ensembles. They have performed in major venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd St Y, in New York; the Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art in Washington DC; Wigmore Hall in London; and Herculessaal in Munich.  The Avalon is quartet-in-residence at the Northern Illinois University School of Music.

They will perform a classical string quartet concert featuring Florence Price’s G Major Quartet No. 1, Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, and the Dvorak Quartet No. 13 in G Major.  Price and Dvorak brim with charm, lyricism, and lush harmonies, contrasted by the intense brooding voice of Shostakovich.

The musicians are Blaide Magnière (violin), Marie Wang (violin), Anthony Devroye (viola), and Cheng-Hou Lee (cello).