Chamber Party: Stars & Strings: A Celebration with the Viano Quartet
You can celebrate America’s 250th birthday with musical fireworks! Join us for an intimate performance by the Viano Quartet on Friday, July 4, at a private location to be announced. You will enjoy a thoughtfully crafted summer menu of hors d’oeuvres and local wine as you settle in for an evening of music, connection, and celebration.
Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet has quickly risen to international acclaim as one of the most dynamic and in-demand string quartets of their generation. On a night when fireworks light the sky across the city, they offer a different kind of brilliance: musical fireworks shared up close.
For those attending the YAI Finale earlier that day, this event is designed as a seamless continuation of the festivities—simply come over once the finale concludes, mingle, relax, and enjoy the evening with some of the world’s finest chamber musicians.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 4:30–7 PM
Where: A private location to be announced (location provided prior to event)
Tickets: $150 per person / $75 tax-deductible*
*Food, drinks, and concert included. All proceeds from this event benefit Chamber Music Northwest’s Education & Community Engagement initiatives.
Artists
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Viano Quartet
String Quartet
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Lucy Wang, violin
Hao Zhou, violin
Aiden Kane, viola
Tate Zawadiuk, celloPraised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet has quickly soared to international acclaim as one of the most dynamic and in-demand string quartets of their generation. The ensemble has captivated audiences worldwide ever since they were awarded First Prize at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition, with appearances at renowned venues such as Lincoln Center in New York, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, Toronto’s Koerner Hall, Hong Kong’s City Hall, and London’s Wigmore Hall. The Viano Quartet are Bowers Program Artists at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center from 2024–2027.
Viano Quartet’s 2025–26 season includes debut performances at London’s Southbank Centre, the Frick Collection in New York, Dublin’s National Concert Hall, Vivo Performing Arts, Coast Live Music, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, Apex Concerts, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, the Fortas Series at the Kennedy Center, Premiere Performances HK, and a mainstage full recital debut at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. This season also features collaborations with Avi Avital, Sir Stephen Hough, Gilbert Kalish, Anthony McGill, Miloš Karadaglić, and Vienna Teng. The quartet will premiere a newly written piece by composer Reena Esmail in the summer of 2026.
In 2025, the quartet received the Avery Fisher Career Grant as well as released their first full-length album, Voyager, with Apple Music/Platoon Records.
The Viano Quartet was formed in Los Angeles at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in 2015. The quartet is grateful for the unwavering support from their mentors at the Curtis Institute and Colburn Conservatory.
Upcoming Concerts & Events
- Chamber Party: Stars & Strings: A Celebration with the Viano Quartet (currently selected)
- NEW@NIGHT: Echoes of Home
- Folk Voices: Dvořák “Dumky” Trio
- Jazz Notes: Gershwin Piano Concerto
