We’re thrilled to announce an impromptu concert by the remarkable Cong Quartet at Snowfort this Saturday, July 12, at 4:30 PM.
They will perform music that is appropriate for our bookstore:
- Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2, nicknamed “The Joke”
- String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata” by Leoš Janáček, based on the novella The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
The program will take about an hour.
After the Meadowmount recital last month, we’ve been eager to welcome more strings music into our space—it sounds incredible here, filling every corner with warmth and resonance.
Formed in 2015 at Indiana University, Cong Quartet has earned top prizes at international competitions, held residencies across Europe and Asia, and performed alongside world-renowned artists. They’re currently preparing to compete in the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition this August.
Special thanks to Yan Ho, who’s been an absolute pleasure to work with in planning this event.
Here is the Cong Quartet’s official bio:
Formed at the Indiana University in 2015, Cong Quartet recently served the 2023 artistic residency of Musique à Flaine and was the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 2019-22. The quartet is part of the Nederlandse Strijkkwartet Academie (NSKA), a musical partner of Domaine de La Garde in France, and a member of Le Dimore del Quartetto in Italy.
Drawing from the mentorship of the Pacifica Quartet at Jacobs School of Music, Ivan Chan at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Quatuor Danel and Quatuor Ysaÿe in Europe, Cong Quartet’s journey was fueled by top prize wins at the likes of 2024 International Music Competition Triomphe de l’Art in Brussels, 2022 Virtuoso & Belcanto’s Chamber Music Competition in Italy, and several other international chamber music competitions. In the coming August, the Cong Quartet will be competing in the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition.
The quartet has participated in many chamber music festivals & institutes, such as the Accademia Internazionale di Musica di Cagliari, Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, Robert Mann String Quartet Institute, Heifetz International Music Institute, Encore Chamber Music, the Harpa International Music Academy, Madeline Island Chamber Music, Music in PyeongChang, the Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy, as well as the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA) and Musethica. They have performed with world-renowned artists such as the Borromeo Quartet, Quatuor Danel, Yovan Markovitch, Enrico Pace & Yuri Bashmet among many others.
Cong Quartet believes that the humanistic experience of chamber music is a treasure to the community and shares the philosophy of promoting chamber repertoire from their cultural background.