The group kicked off the session with a live performance of the finale from Dvorak's "American" String Quartet, a staple of the chamber-music repertoire that sounded fresh in this young group's hands.

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Elsewhere, the Quay Brothers, celebrated for their dark, disjointed films and animations, will team up with Russian-born violinist Alina Ibragimova to stage chamber music in a promenade setting.

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Joshua Koestenbaum, associate principal cellist of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Sergiu Luca, an acclaimed early-music specialist, were invited to show them off.

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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, celebrating its 40th year, provided high-level musical performances.

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He's written violin concertos and chamber music performed by some of today's top classical musicians, such as Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming and the Eroica Trio.

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"The New Brandenburgs, " is a four-year project, launched by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which will spawn six new pieces of music.

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