The Portfolio Project 2024
The Ciompi Quartet Portfolio Project began in the summer of 2020 as a way for the Quartet to engage with composers in Duke Music’s graduate program during the COVID-19 pandemic, when live performances were curtailed and composers and performers needed creative outlets for their music. The success of the initial project inspired the Ciompi Quartet…
Ciompi Reflects and Refreshes
Taking A Moment To Review Ciompi violist Jonathan Bagg looks back on a stacked spring as the quartet gears up for another exciting season ahead.The Ciompi had an incredibly ambitious agenda this spring season: among other things, we performed Duttilleux’s Ainsi La Unit, Schoenberg’s Quartet No. 4, Bartok No. 4, a new 5-movement work by…
The Summer Chamber Series Returns
The summer of 2024 will be a summer of chamber music not to be forgotten when Ciompi Presents once again fills the chamber music niche with vibrant artistry. This three-concert series never fails to delight audiences when the musicians share the inspirational creativity of master composers. Nationally and internationally recognized guest artists will join Ciompi…
Ciompi Goes Downtown and On Campus
The Ciompi Quartet continues its two performance series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in an informal setting. Cellist Caroline Stinson spoke about the Downtown concert initiative:
Ciompi Presents Summer 2023 Chamber Music Series
Durham, NC – Duke Gardens remains an ideal setting for a music series where artistry and nature are embraced with equal measure to offer audiences a unique experience. Again, members of the Ciompi Quartet will present three programs where each musician will share their artistic excellence through performance….it is a chance for the audience to…
