Amernet String Quartet

Sunday
January 29, 2012

2:00 pm

Programme to include:

Joseph Haydn

String Quartet

No. 2 in C major,
Op. 54

Bedřich Smetana

String Quartet
No. 1 in E minor

"From My Life"

Dmitri Shostakovich

Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

Lauded for their "intelligence" and “immensely satisfying” playing by the New York Times, the Amernet String Quartet has garnered worldwide praise and recognition as one of today's exceptional string quartets.

Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University since 2004, the group was formed in 1991, while its founding members were students at the Juilliard School.

Amernet rose to international attention after their first season, winning the Gold Medal at the Tokyo International Music Competition in 1992. In 1995, the group was the First Prize winner of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition.

Canadian pianist Shoshana Telner made her solo orchestral début with the National Arts Centre Orchestra at the age of 16. She was awarded honours at numerous international piano competitions, holds a Doctorate in performance from McGill University and now teaches for McMaster University. Her playing is “full of fire and warmth” ( New York Times)