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The Argus Quartet’s “vivacious foursome” (The New Yorker) is committed to bringing thoughtful and personal programs to both seasoned listeners and audiences new to classical music. The Quartet enjoys projects that celebrate collaboration, community, and risk-taking in venues of all shapes and sizes. Formed in Los Angeles in 2013, the Quartet has performed in some of the country’s most prestigious venues and festivals, including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Chamber Music Society of Detroit, the Ravinia Festival, the Albany Symphony’s American Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West. In 2017, Argus won First Prize at both the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition and the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. Recent highlights include two appearances at Carnegie Hall, a return to Columbia University’s Miller, and the launch of a new program consisting of works by Indigenous composers. This program features a new composition by Pulitzer Prize finalist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, commissioned as a National Performance Network Creation & Development Fund Project. The Quartet premiered the program in San Diego, Long Beach, Denver, and Tucson. Other commissions have come from Katherine Balch, Donald Crockett, Grammy nominee Eric Guinivan, Hermitage Prize winner Thomas Kotcheff, Jessica Meyer, and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Juri Seo. Argus’ recording of Seo’s works for string quartet was released in May 2019 on Innova Recordings; December 2022 saw the release of Christopher Cerrone’s “The Air Suspended” with pianist Shai Wosner on New Focus Recordings. The Quartet has received grants from the Koussevitzky Foundation, Concert Artists Guild, and the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in support of their commissioning efforts.
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5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD, United States, Maryland 20852, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, Rockville, MD 20852, United States, Garrett Park
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