Chamber Music Monterey Bay is thrilled to present as our fourth concert of the season the extraordinary Dover Quartet, which BBC Music Magazine pronounced as “one of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years.” They have frequently been favorably compared to the great American string quartets of years past, such as the Emerson or Guarneri Quartets, for their depths of originality and musicianship. Their last appearance for CMMB was a streaming performance online during the pandemic, so we are overjoyed to welcome them back in person.

The Dover Quartet is currently the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as Quartet in Residence at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. The Chicago Tribune described their performances as embodying “expert musicianship, razor-sharp ensemble, deep musical feeling and a palpable commitment to communication.” We are proud to have them here to share their amazing music making with our Peninsula audience.

They will perform an exciting and unusual program featuring works by Jessie Montgomery, Franz Joseph Haydn, Karol Szymanowski, and Felix Mendelssohn, timeless compositions spanning the years from 1772 to 2012. Each work is a masterpiece of the chamber music literature.

The New Yorker called them “the young American String Quartet of the moment,” and we are over the moon to be bringing them to our wonderful corner of the world with this spectacular program. You will want to buy your tickets early.