Brentano Quartet

Countdown to 100: Five…

In 2029-30, Chamber Music Cincinnati will celebrate its 100th Anniversary. Only four other U.S presenters will have reached that milestone. (Kudos to St. Paul’s Schubert Club, the first to do so, in 1983!)

The six 2025-26 concerts comprise the first of five celebratory seasons that will culminate in a landmark.

Chamber Music Cincinnati and Memorial Hall welcome you to them all!

“Never to pass up an opportunity to hear the Brentano Quartet.” – The Strad

“…a masterclass in eloquence.” – The Guardian

“There’s little else to say except…tremendous praise…pristine intonation……just the right amount of intensity…absolutely beautiful. – The Strad

“…breathtaking and perfectly proportioned: ‘exquisite’ fails to do justice.” – The Strad

“…a rich depth of beauty that comes from only the greatest of artists.” – The Strad

“…tight interplay and rich hues are among this ensemble’s trademarks.” – New York Times

“…wonderful, selfless music-making.” – The Times (London)

Mark Steinberg, violin
Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola
Nina Lee, cello

Twenty years may be the first truly significant longevity milestone for an international string quartet. Formed in 1992, the Brentano Quartet has performed for thirty-three. They won Naumburg Chamber Music Award and first-ever Cleveland Quartet Award (1995), the Royal Philharmonic Award for Most Outstanding Debut at London’s chamber music temple, Wigmore Hall (1997), and were inaugural members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two (1996).

Their launch was followed by international touring at the most prestigious classical music venues on five continents, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Washington’s Library of Congress, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw; Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. Praise has been bestowed by The New York Times (“luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism”) and the Times (London) (“wonderful, selfless music-making.”)

Their recordings of great works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and others include Beethoven’s Quartet, Op. 131, featured in the film “A Late Quartet,” starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken. In spring 2025, they will perform Haydn’s complete Op. 33 quartets at New York’s Carnegie Hall and in several other U.S. cities.