“ The kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime seeking”

Los Angeles Times

"Deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct"

— The New York Times

"Shockingly deep"

– Los Angeles Times

"Performances that can stand comparison with the best"

— BBC Music Magazine

After over a decade of performances and residencies in the world’s most esteemed venues and festivals, the release of numerous critically acclaimed recordings and lauded with significant awards, the Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw.

Concerts

Upcoming
View More
July 12, 2025

Orford Musique

Orford, QC

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, Razumovsky, No. 1
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op.130 with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133

get tickets
July 15, 2025
7:30 pm

Toronto Summer Music

Walter Hall
Toronto, ON

BARBER: String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
MARSALIS: String Quartet No. 1, At the Octoroon Balls (selections)
WILLIAMS: “With Malice Toward None” from the film "Lincoln"
KORNGOLD: String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34

get tickets
July 18, 2025
7:30 pm

Toronto Summer Music

Walter Hall
Toronto, ON

SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956

with Matthew Zalkind, cello

get tickets
latest album

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3: The Early String Quartets

The third and final installment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc release of Beethoven Early Quartets. Their previous Beethoven recordings have been described as ‘highly collectible’ by BBC Music Magazine. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and the second awarded Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine. “Our interpretation speaks to the influences of our teachers and the great traditions associated with this repertoire, but also to that of our own generation, contemporary research, style and experience. Though this music speaks in a language that is hundreds of years old, its message remains immediate, relevant and comforting to listeners of today and of generations to come even, and especially, in the most challenging of times”.

SEE album details
Latest

press

View More
Acclaim
May 21, 2025

See and Heard International

The Calidore and the unending conversation with Beethoven’s quartets

The Calidore met this challenge with striking assurance, shaping the performance as a continuous arc while honoring the distinct character of each internal transformation.
Read More
Read More
Read More

photos

View More
for latest news

Join the Mailing List