Arianna String Quartet with special guest Alexander Tutunov, piano

SOU Music Recital Hall
Sunday, August 8, 2010 • 3 p.m.

Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America's finest chamber ensembles. Formed in 1992, the quartet garnered national attention by winning the Grand Prize in the 1994 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and First Prize in both the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions. The Arianna String Quartet has appeared throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including critically acclaimed performances at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and Tokyo's Suntory Hall. The quartet has been heard on live nationally broadcast performances in Osaka, Japan, on Canada’s CBC radio, several times as part of Chicago’s prestigious Dame Myra Hess Series, and on NPR’s Performance Today.

The quartet recently signed a long-term contract with Centaur Records. Based in St. Louis since 2000, the Arianna String Quartet serves as tenured quartet-in-residence at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. They are the faculty quartet-in-residence for Britt’s String Quartet Academy. For more information about the Arianna String Quartet, visit www.ariannaquartet.com

Alexander Tutunov was First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition, Tutunov's playing was described by Soviet Culture, Moscow, as "exhilarating and inspired, and which demonstrated a unique talent." Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe, China, Mexico and the U.S. He is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. Tutunov is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University, and was recently named Associate Director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu, China. For more information about Alexander Tutunov, visit www.tutunov.com