Balourdet Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin
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Acclaimed for its vibrant energy and emotional depth, the Balourdet Quartet creates “a world where memory and transformation coexist” (Seen and Heard International). Described as “an ensemble unafraid to show its personality” (The Strad), the Quartet was awarded the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as Chamber Music America’s 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award.
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin, a “performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), is acclaimed worldwide for his unrivaled consummate musicianship. He continues to amass praise for his brilliant pianism in the great works of the repertoire, and for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Hannah Ishizaki is a composer and sound artist based in Princeton, New Jersey. Described as “Imaginative…effective and moving” by the New York Times, her music seeks to foster connections between musicians and the audience through the explorations of the physicality of music performance.
