Sights and Sounds Concert Series: The Vega String Quartet
Emily Daggett Smith, violin
Jessica Shuang Wu, violin
Joseph Skerik, viola
Guang Wang, cello
About the artists
The Vega String Quartet, quartet in residence at Emory University, is cultivating a new generation of chamber music lovers through dynamic performances and innovative community engagement. The New York Times raved that “[the Quartet’s] playing had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the listener along … the musicians took real risks in their music making.”
The quartet has performed both nationally and internationally, most recently in Baltimore, Chicago, Nashville, Sacramento, Berlin, San Miguel, the Brahmssaal in Vienna’s Musikverein and the Kleine Zaal in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. Recent highlights include debuting at the 2023 Kneisel Hall Chamber Festival and opening the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta’s 2023–24 season alongside Mark and Maggie O’Connor.
The Vega String Quartet’s Raleigh performances and educational outreach are supported by a grant from South Arts, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Sights and Sounds is produced by NCMA resident group Chamber Music Raleigh, now in its 83rd concert season. For additional information call (919) 821-2030, email Kaine@ChamberMusicRaleigh.org, or visit ChamberMusicRaleigh.org.
Can’t join us for Sights and Sounds in person? Watch one of the concerts online, filmed live at the NCMA and available as a free webcast thanks to the financial support from the organizations listed on the event image.
Image courtesy of Chamber Music Raleigh