Josh with former mentors from the Cavani Quartet, Annie Fullard (middle), Mari Sato (right)

Daniel with the Nicest Guy in Classical Music, Peter Salaff, second violinist of the legendary Cleveland Quartet.

John with Cleveland Orchestra Principal Clarinetist and an old friend, Franklin Cohen.

The quartet enjoys a blast from the blast: sour cream donuts from Presti’s!  The donuts were courtesy of the Queen of Hospitality in Cleveland, Lois Rose.  Thank you Lois!

Will with Ashley Faulx, doctor at the Cleveland Clinic’s Case Medical Center, friend of Will’s from Harrisburg, PA.

Josh with his parents, who drove all the way from Pittsburgh just to see their son perform on the cello.  What great parents!

We have been in New York this past week for a week long residency at Lincoln Center’s White Lights Festival. It is always great to get back to the Big Apple (where we lived for two and half years). Unfortunately, Will could not join us for the trip to tend to family obligations, however, our dear friend and colleague Tereza Stanislav graciously agreed to step in for this tour.  One of the highlights of the week was stopping by WQXR’s amazing studios to record a Café Concert. Here is a video of the quartet performing the first movement of Beethoven’s Quartet op. 132!

We are so excited to be welcoming acclaimed violinist and chamber musician, William Fedkenheuer to the Miró Quartet as our new second violinist! Will will begin touring extensively with the Miró Quartet beginning this fall. Will is the perfect fit for the group, both musically and personally, and we couldn’t be happier with this appointment!

Michelle Schumann, Artistic Director of the Austin Chamber Music Center recently sat down with Joshua Gindele for a three part interview about the Miró Quartet’s appearance this summer.  Check it out!

Part I

Part II

Part III

About one month ago, we were honored to be a part of the gala opening weekend of a new concert hall in Carmel, IN (just outside of Indianapolis).  We performed the Schubert Quintet with cellist Lynn Harrell–it was a thrill to be collaborating with such an inspiring artist once again.  Below are some pictures from the hall (taken by pianist Inon Barnatan during the dress rehearsal, as well as a group shot after the concert)–it was a pretty incredible hall and they totally treated us like celebrities!

Behind our "celebrity" back drop!

Rehearsing at the hotel the day before the concert. I think we need to incorporate these chairs into our regular rehearsals!

Check out this video of a performance of Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 95 “Serioso” from Music@Menlo this past summer!

We recently returned from a great weekend of performances and masterclasses in Memphis, TN.  We had the opportunity to teach talented students at the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music.  Here are some pictures from the masterclasses!

John unlocks the secrets of successful quartet playing while Daniel tries to figure out which piece they are playing.

“SHE DID IT!”

John and Daniel make their Memphis debut as interpretative dancers.

We are back in beautiful Banff for an alumni gathering of past winners of the Banff International String Quartet Competition (we won First Prize in 1998).  It has been a blast reconnecting with our colleagues from the St. Lawrence, Colorado, Cavani, and Daedalus Quartets!  In addition to performing this past Friday in an Alumni Gala, we made our Kazoo debut on CBC Radio.  Here is the video proof:

We are enjoying some wonderful times in the beautiful Pacific Northwest at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival!  Here are some pics from our time thus far!  Stay tuned for more!

Whale Watching

Islands

Josh catches a perfect sockeye salmon with his bare hands!

Fresh salmon right off the boat!  $20 bucks for the whole fish!