Music in the Park Series

The Berlin orchestra is famous, in part, for its strings, which produce a warm, plush sound with a unique sense of legato. The quartet reproduces this sonic profile in miniature, and its smooth, rounded tone also brings distant reminders of Vienna’s famed Alban Berg Quartett. - Boston Globe

Baiba Skride's playing was wonderfully musical, with impossibly sweet high notes offset by an occasional tartness that was intriguing. - Salt Lake Tribune

Lauma Skride's playing is…wonderfully sensitive, with marvelous tone quality, and always with highly virtuosic vigor. - Bavarian Broadcasting Service

The players of New York's Aulos Ensemble were fluid singers all, their lines never losing clarity or shape, always sounding flexible and spontaneous. This was authentic Baroque performance at its best. - The New York Times

Dominique Labelle has an astounding voice, one of impassioned resonance and incredible skill. Her trills unfold miraculously out of sustained tones like roses bursting into bloom. - Washington Post

Mr. Finckel and Wu Han gave eloquent and deeply committed performances. He played with a deep and burnished tone and she with a sparkling virtuosity. Best of all was how keenly they listened to each other. - New York Times

Many think this young quartet will be the next Amadeus, and these performances support such a view. Their mutual rapport is obvious and their performance…reveals a deep affinity with the composer. - Sunday Telegraph (London)

The whole performance was superb…providing glowing solos and the slow movement rising to poetic heights. - The New York Time