Artists in Residence | Pacifica Quartet

Pacifica QuartetRecognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet has quickly built an international reputation for its brilliant ensemble work and impassioned interpretations. Formed in 1994, the Pacifica burst onto the chamber music scene when it captured three of the nation’s most prestigious awards: the 1998 Walter F. Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award; the 1997 Nathan Wedeen Management Award; and the 1996 Grand Prize at the Coleman Chamber Music competition. More recently, the Pacifica was awarded the 2006 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a coveted grant that provides support to talented young musicians considered to have enormous professional potential, which Pacifica is only the second chamber ensemble in the program’s 30-year history to receive. And in 2008 it received the stunning honor of being named “Ensemble of the Year” by Musical America, only the third string quartet internationally ever to do so.  For more information, visit pacificaquartet.com.