Award-Winning Chiara String Quartet at Adelphi University on October 24

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Oct. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- On Friday, October 24, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.,the acclaimed Chiara String Quartet(Rebecca Fischer andHyeyung Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello) will perform at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC),Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The Chiara has established itself asamong America’s most respected ensembles, lauded for its "highly virtuosic, edge-of-the-seat playing" (The Boston Globe).

Enjoy an evening program that will include Brahms’ String Quartet in A Minor and Bartók’s String Quartets Nos. 3 and 5.Brahms’ String Quartet in A Minor is featured on the Chiara Quartet’s latest album, Brahms by Heart. Brahms by Heart is analbum of the complete string quartets of Brahms recorded entirely from memory, on the Azica label. The sessions, withGrammy Award-winning producer Judith Sherman, took place in upstate New York at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Thenew recording was the subject of a feature in the New York Times. The quartet's album release concert at The Greene Space inNew York was webcast live by WQXR.

Béla Bartók’s six string quartets are iconic works, straddling the divide between Romanticism and Modernism. The works, put together, represent one of the great achievements in 20th Century music, and the performance of them as a complete cycle is a milestone for any top string quartet. Chiara Quartet cellist Gregory Beaver, in describing the experience of listening to these pieces, notes that, “the music will bring you into another universe, but you will inexplicably find yourself feeling at home in musical landscapes you had never imagined before.” Bartók’s study of folk music, especially the music of Romania, Hungary, and North Africa, influences his music in dramatic and startling ways – the quartets range from sorrowful laments to rustic round dances to the eerie rustling of critters in the night.

Now in its 15th season performing together, the Chiara Quartet is renowned for bringing fresh excitement to traditional string quartet repertoire as well as for creating insightful interpretations of new music. The Chiara's recent honors include the nomination of its recording of Jefferson Friedman’s String Quartet No. 3 for a Grammy Award in 2011 and the ASCAP/Chamber Music America Award for Adventurous Programming for the 2010-2011 season.

Chiara Quartet’s regularly perform in major concert halls across the country, including Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall.

More information about the Chiara Quartet can be found at www.chiaraquartet.net and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/chiarastringquartet.

Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets for the Chiara String Quartet are on sale now and are priced at $35 with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. For more information about all the events at AUPAC and to purchase tickets, visit aupac.adelphi.edu. Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi is a world-class, modern university with excellent and highly relevant programs where students prepare for lives of active citizenship and professional careers. Through its schools and programs—College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, College of Nursing and Public Health and the School of Social Work—the coeducational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,000 students from 43 states and 45 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and its centers in Manhattan, Suffolk County, and Poughkeepsie, the University, chartered in 1896, maintains a commitment to liberal studies, in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.