Isidore Quartet: Brahms - The Admirer

The Isidore String Quartet—winners of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and of the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition—presents a program that explores reverence, innovation, and legacy through the lens of Johannes Brahms. Often viewed as an academic traditionalist and tortured perfectionist, German composer Brahms drew deep inspiration from the compositional mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. In this program, his radiant “Geistliches Lied” and richly textured "Quartet in B-Flat Major" are paired with Beethoven’s "Quartet Op. 18, No. 6", a work that balances classical clarity with expressive breadth. A choral arrangement by a Bach work further underscores the lineage of musical thought that Brahms so admired. With precision and warmth, violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violist Devin Moore, and cellist Joshua McClendon invite audience members into a conversation across generations—one marked by polyphonic brilliance, structural integrity, and emotional depth. Formed at The Juilliard School, the quartet has brought its prize-winning and adventurous spirit to major stages around the world. Season Sponsor: Nice Moves / Red Door Realty.