Daedalus Quartet

Min-Young Kim & Kyu-Young Kim, violins
Jessica Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

“Polished and vigorous.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES

“In the hands of such musicians, the future of chamber music looks sunshine bright.”
TORONTO STAR

NEW: Collaboration with composer/lecturer Bruce Adolphe
Artistic & Education Advisor of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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NEWS: Coming Soon—The Daedalus Quartet’s debut CD
Bridge Records, July 2006
Music of Ravel, Stravinsky, and Sibelius

LATEST REVIEWS!

May 15, 2006
Performance at The Corcoran Gallery on May 12
“The Daedalus Quartet seemed it was flying Friday not on wings of waxy feathers, but rather on jet-propelled rockets of blistering virtuosity. …  The music rang gloriously, and the audience emerged wowed and grateful.”
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April 20, 2006
Performance for the University of Washington World Series on April 18
“Full of verve and energy. ...  A beautifully detailed, finished performance. ...  Encore, encore.”
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March 13, 2006
Performance for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, March 9
“A young quartet whose moment has arrived.”
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March 9, 2006
Performance for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/University of Minnesota Elliott Carter Festival, March 8
“This is difficult music [Elliott Carter’s String Quartets, No. 2 & 5], to be sure, both for players and listeners, but the performances were illuminating — and warmly applauded by the near-capacity crowd. The Daedelus players (violinists Kyu-Young Kim and Min-Young Kim, violist Jessica Thompson and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan) overcame the technical difficulties and got to the heart of the music with all its fantasy and exuberance.”

March 9, 2006
Performance for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/University of Minnesota Elliott Carter Festival, March 8
“The Daedalus Quartet was entrusted with a pair of Carter quartets of quite disparate spirits, and they captured their essences admirably.”

October 3, 2005
Performance at the Library of Congress on September 30
“Such security, technical finish, interpretive unity and sheer gusto it sounded as if these young string players had somehow been performing these works together for a good 50 or 60 years. …  The Daedalus members were so at-one with their composers, we were happily caught off-guard by every emotional surprise they sprang.”
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