Friday, October 7, 2011 ~ 7:30pm BOREALIS STRING QUARTET †     Hailed as one of the leading, young, Canadian String Quartets. †     The quartet has received critical acclaim for its dynamic performances across North America and abroad. †     They are the Quartet-in-Residence at the University of British Columbia. We welcome them to ECMS!   ~>}{<~   Friday, October 28, 2011 ~ 7:30pm DAEDALUS QUARTET †     Winner Grand Prize and swept all the special prizes at the 2001 Banff International String Quartet Competition. †     Selected by Carnegie Hall to participate in the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organization) Rising Stars Program 2004-2005, appearing in the major European Concert Halls. †     Named by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be the CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY TWO QUARTET for 2005-2007 seasons. †     They are the Quartet-in-Residence at Columbia University and Visiting Artists at the University of Pennsylvania. We welcome them back to Eureka! ~>}{<~   Friday, November 18, 2011 ~ 7:30pm ARIANNA STRING QUARTET and  GUEST CELLIST THOMAS LANDSCHOOT †     Grand Prize winners, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. †     First Prize both Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music  Competitions. †     Laureates in the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. †     The Internationally acclaimed Quartet are Artists-Teachers and String Quartet in residence at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. ~>}{<~   Friday, January 27, 2012 ~ 7:30pm SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CENTER SINGERS   †     Don't miss the most exciting, young voices of today! Come and enjoy "SF Opera" right here in Eureka! We welcome them again! ~>}{<~

Friday, February 17, 2012 ~ 7:30pm ANTON NEL - PIANIST †     Winner First Prize: Naumberg Competition and Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition. †     Prizes in the Pretoria and Leeds International Piano Competitions. †     Appearances with many of the world’s great orchestras and hailed by critics as a pianist of exceptional sensitivity and stylistic discrimination. †     Anton Nel is a longtime favorite of ECMS!  ~>}{<~ Friday, March 16, 2012 ~ 7:30pm PARKER STRING QUARTET †     Winner, 2005 Concert Artists Guild International String Quartet Competition. †     Winner, 2005 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. †     Concerts in US and abroad. †     The New York Times calls the Parker String Quartet "something extraordinary." We welcome them again!   ~>}{<~   Friday, April 20, 2012 ~ 7:30pm LINDEN STRING QUARTET †     Currently the Steifel Quartet in Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts for the 2011 - 2012 season. †     Gold medalist and grand prize-winner of the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. †     Winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. †     Winner of first prize at the Sixth Hugo Kauder International Competition. †     Winner of the Coleman-Barstow prize at the 2009 Coleman National Chamber Ensemble Competition. We welcome them to Eureka! ~>}{<~             We deeply appreciate these outstanding artists being with us for our Nineteenth season! A "Meet the Artists" Reception will follow each concert