Modigliani Quartet

The Modigliani Quartet play the Southern Theatre on Saturday, October 24, at 7 PM. It's a single-ensemble night, so the whole evening is built around them. The concert is presented by Chamber Music Columbus, the organization that brings chamber music to central Ohio by programming talented and diverse ensembles.

If you haven't come across them before, the Modigliani Quartet formed in 2003 and has since become one of the most sought-after chamber ensembles in the world. They play regularly at venues like Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw, and they've built an extensive, award-winning discography alongside an ongoing international touring career. Critics tend to point to their elegance, balance, and expressive depth. The Guardian described them as "bright, youthful... with a stripped-back beauty in the slow movements that stopped me in my tracks."

That description gives you a good sense of what to expect: the bright, energetic side of the repertoire balanced by the slower, more stripped-back movements. It's that kind of contrast that usually makes a chamber concert work, and it's the same kind of thing the Guardian was talking about. Between the recordings they've put out and the touring they do, they've spent more than two decades playing these halls, so they're well-versed in the format.

It's a Saturday night show at the Southern Theatre in Columbus, starting at 7 PM. The Modigliani Quartet is the only group on the bill, and Chamber Music Columbus is the organization bringing them to town.