Brentano Quartet with Dawn Upshaw

Since forming at The Juilliard School in 1992, The Brentano String Quartet has recorded numerous gold-standard performances of Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Haydn. Named for the supposed “Immortal Beloved” of a mysterious Beethoven love letter, Brentano has won prestigious awards including the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award. Described as “brilliant, virtuosic, and still mellow” by the Los Angeles Times, these dynamos treat masterpieces with reverence and enthusiasm, rendering performances with equal passion and precision. A crucial note of distinction for Brentano has been a sharp eye for cohesive if counterintuitive programs. The quartet is prone to surprise, often pairing traditional works from the canon with those by lesser-known composers.