Programme to include:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

String Quartet
No. 16 in E flat major,

K. 428

Ana Sokolovic

Commedia dell'arte

Antonin Dvořák

String Quartet
No. 13 in G major,

Op. 106

Praised for their “extraordinary commitment and maturity” (Montréal Gazette), the Cecilia String Quartet is one of Canada’s most exciting young ensembles. First Prizewinners at the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC), they are currently resident with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. The CSQ has performed in such halls as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Berlin Konzerthaus, and for organizations such as Music Toronto, La Jolla Music Society (La Jolla, USA), Beethoven-haus (Bonn, Germany) ProQuartet (Paris, France), and Ottawa Chamber Music Society (Ottawa, Canada).

In 2007 they toured Ontario, Québec and British Columbia with Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, and will tour with them again in the Maritime Provinces in 2012. The CSQ was a prizewinner in Bordeaux (2010) and Osaka (2008), and winners of the 2007 Galaxie Rising Stars Award in Canada. The group is very excited to be recording four CDs with Analekta Records. The first CD, set to be released in winter 2012, will feature works by Antonin Dvořák.