CHIARA STRING QUARTET

(1993) Becca and Greg start playing in a string quartet together after meeting at the Musicorda Summer Festival

(2000) Becca, Hyeyung, Jonah, and Greg graduate from The Juilliard School. Hyeyung joins the quartet.

(2000) Move to Grand Forks, ND for the Chamber Music America’s Rural Residency program. Live in the community, play concerts for schools, community centers, and teach. 

(2001) World Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout at the Musicorda Festival for their 15th anniversary in South Hadley, MA

(2002) Move to NYC

(2003-2005) Lisa Arnhold String Quartet Residency at The Juilliard School mentoring with the Juilliard String Quartet: Joel Smirnoff, Ron Copes, Samuel Rhodes, and Joel Krosnick

(2004) World Premiere of Jefferson Friedman’s String Quartet No. 3 at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center

(2005) Move to Lincoln, Nebraska to begin an artist residency teaching and performing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

(2007) Launch Chamber Music in Any Chamber performing at over 50 clubs and bars across the United States

(2008) Begin part-time Blodgett String Quartet Residency at Harvard University performing at teaching

(2009-2011) Perform Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycles at Harvard University, University of Nebraska, and Music at Deerfield in Northampton, MA  

(2012) Start memorizing repertoire and performing by heart

(2014) Release of Brahms by Heart Recording on Azica Records

(2015-2016) Quartet in residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art performing 4 concerts

(2016) Release of Bartok by Heart Recording on Azica Records

(2016-2017) Performances of Bartok Cycle by heart at National Sawdust, Ravinia Festival, Bargemusic, and other venues

(May 2018) Final performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a World Premiere of Philip Glass’s Piano Quintet