New Orford Quartet

Jonathan Crow, violin

Andrew Wan, violin

Eric Nowlin, viola

Brian Manker, cello

“…Canada’s top string quartet…they’ve taken our chamber music scene by storm….” (CBC 2013)

In the short time since its creation in 2009, the New Orford String Quartet has seen astonishing success, giving annual concerts at the Orford Arts Centre for national CBC broadcast and receiving unanimous critical acclaim, including two Opus Awards for Concert of the Year. Hailed for their “ravishingly beautiful tone” as well as their “extraordinary technical skills and musicianship” the members of the New Orford String Quartet are all principal players in the Montreal and Toronto Symphony Orchestras.

Programme:

Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6

R. Murray Schafer String Quartet No. 1

Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2