The Plight of Small Wonders

The Penderecki String Quartet, approaching the third decade of an extraordinary career, has become one of their generation’s most celebrated chamber ensembles. With four musicians from Poland, Canada and the US, the collective brings their varied experience to create performances that demonstrate their “remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep.” (Globe and Mail). They have performed concerts in New York (Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall), Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Los Angeles (REDCAT at Disney Hall), St. Petersburg, Paris, Prague, Berlin, Rome, Belgrade, Zagreb and Atlanta. PSQ has also made appearances at international festivals in Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Venezuela, Brazil and China. The PSQ champions music of our time, performing a wide range from Haydn to Zappa and premiering over 100 new works to date. Described by Fanfare Magazine as “an ensemble of formidable power and keen musical sensitivity,” the PSQ’s diverse discography includes the chamber music of Brahms and Shostakovich and their recently released Bartok Cycle. They are in their 20th year as Quartet-in-Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. 

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