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Spokane String Quartet For the next concert of its current season, the Spokane String Quartet, composed of four esteemed musicians, all members of the Spokane Symphony, Mateusz Wolski, Amanda Howard-Phillips, Jeannette Wee-Yang and Helen Byrne, showcases music both new and old. The group performs one of just two string quartets by German Romantic era composer Max Bruch, who mainly wrote for orchestras or solo instruments. Complementing Bruch’s rich melodies, the quartet shifts to two familiar contemporary composers: Philip Glass and Caroline Shaw. Glass’ String Quartet No. 5 was wr...

The Attacca Quartet, one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles performing today, will perform works by Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Maurice Ravel April 3 as part of the Great Artists Series at Washington University in St. Louis.