Calidore String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings, Op. 13, I. Adagio - Allegro vivace: youtube.com/watch?v=XMwh4KQdUjk
Calidore String Quartet
The Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of a vast chamber music repertory, from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like György Kurtág, Jörg Widmann, and Caroline Shaw. For more than a decade, the Calidore has enjoyed performances and residencies in the world’s major venues and festivals, released multiple critically acclaimed recordings, and won numerous awards.
Visit the Calidore String Quartet's website to learn more.
Calidore String Quartet Seminar
Guest Artist Masterclasses CSQ Seminar 2025
Stella Chen, Violin (Soloist and Gold Medal Winner Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition)
Paul Watkins, Cello (Yale School of Music and cellist of Emerson String Quartet)
The Calidore String Quartet will host a winter seminar at the University of Delaware School of Music from Jan. 17 - Jan. 20, 2025. Young string soloists (12 years old and up) and college-age string quartets are invited to apply. The quartet will invite up to four pre-formed string quartets and twelve soloists to attend the CSQ seminar at UD. Activities will include daily coachings and lessons with members of the Calidore String Quartet and members of the UD faculty, masterclasses with guest artists and a performance by the Calidore String Quartet. The seminar will culminate with a performance by all participants on the final day of the seminar in the acoustically superb Gore Recital Hall.
Quartet Eligibility Requirements
All members must be over 18 years old must have obtained or currently be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program. For further guidance or questions regarding degree prerequisites please contact us (echoi@udel.edu).
Young Soloist Eligibility Requirements
Must be over the age of 12. Any participants under the age of 18 must attend with a parent or guardian for the duration of the seminar.
Audition Requirements & Information
- Quartets - Submit an unedited video link (private YouTube link preferred), of two contrasting movements from string quartets written in two different eras (i.e. a movement of Haydn and one of Shostakovich)
- Soloists - Submit an unedited video link (private YouTube link preferred), of a movement of solo Bach and the first movement of a standard concerto. Any questions regarding rep can be directed to meehanr@udel.edu
- One letter of recommendation from a teacher, coach or performing artist
- Deadline for submission of completed application, non-refundable application fee ($200 per quartet and $50 per soloist) and video audition is December 1, 2024 mailed to echoi@udel.edu
- Interviews with select applicants will take place in the first week of December at a mutually agreeable time.
- Final decisions will be announced by December 9, 2024. Selected participants must confirm their participation by December 16, 2024
- January 17 - January 20, 2025
- Arrival on January 16 (afternoon) and final performance evening of January 20, 2024.
School of Music
Amy E. du Pont Music Building
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716, USA
Full tuition for coachings/masterclasses/facilities/etc. will be provided for all participants.
- We are not able to accommodate housing for participants, but there are a variety of hotel options in the Newark, DE area.
- Having access to a car is recommended but not required. Uber/Lyft are readily available throughout the Newark area.
There is a $200 application fee per ensemble. Completed application materials should be sent to echoi@udel.edu.
GRADUATE STRING QUARTET FELLOWSHIP
The University of Delaware School of Music and could String Quartet will be accepting applications for the Graduate String Quartet Fellowship beginning in Fall 2024. This fully funded opportunity is a Master’s degree program for pre-formed string quartets.
The Graduate String Quartet will work closely with Calidore during their two-year program. Numerous performance opportunities provided as well as mentorship related to the music industry. The Fellowship award includes full tuition remission and a generous stipend renewable for two years.
Auditions for Fall 2025 will be held in person at the University of Delaware campus in January 2024 (exact dates TBD).
To apply for the Fellowship, visit the Graduate Music Admission website.
Please contact musicadmissions@udel.edu for application/admission questions.
Current Graduate Fellowship Quartet
Trellis Quartet
Leo Matsuoka, Violin
Dallas Noble, Violin
Zachary Levin, Viola
Priscilla Kim, Cello
Inaugural Graduate Fellowship Quartet
Njioma Grevious, Violin
Rebecca Benjamin, Violin
James Kang, Viola
Brian Gadbow , Cello
