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The Daedalus Quartet
The Daedalus Quartet takes its name from the mythical Greek inventor, artist, and architect celebrated for creating the art of sculpture, designing the Labyrinth, and above all for regaining his freedom by devising wings that made it possible for him to fly. The Daedalus Quartet (pronounced DED-a-lus) was founded in the summer of 2000, and one year later captured the Grand Prize of the 2001 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The quartet was honored with Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award and Chamber Music America's Guarneri String Quartet Award in 2007. The Daedalus Quartet was named by Carnegie Hall to participate in the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organization) Rising Stars program, through which it made debuts in various European concert halls. The Quartet was subsequently appointed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as the Chamber Music Society Two quartet for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons. The Daedalus Quartet has been Quartet-in-Residence at Columbia University since 2005 and at the University of Pennsylvania since 2006. The Daedalus Quartet's debut CD, works of Ravel, Sibelius, and Stravinsky, was released in August 2006 by Bridge Records. A recording of the complete Op. 20 quartets of Haydn will follow in 2009. The Daedalus Quartet is active in music education. In addition to their work with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the quartet has served as a resident ensemble of the Lincoln Center Institute, performing for school children throughout the New York metropolitan area. Great Performers at Lincoln Center has presented the quartet in Robert Kapilow's "What Makes It Great" series, and they have twice been recipients of educational residency grants from Chamber Music America. They also frequently perform residencies with the composer/lecturer Bruce Adolphe. Brother and sister violinists Kyu-Young Kim and Min-Young Kim, who alternate on first violin, and cellist Raman Ramakrishnan, grew up in East Patchogue, Long Island; they met violist Jessica Thompson, a Minneapolis native, at the Marlboro Festival. Violinist Min-Young Kim has toured extensively with Musicians from Marlboro, American Chamber Players and the Orpheus Chamber. She made her New York recital debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in January 2001 as a winner of the Artists International Competition. Ms. Kim has performed and recorded with Apollo's Fire and the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, and premiered numerous works in the Boston and New York areas as well as new music festivals in Spain and Greece. She was one of the first recipients of the Morse Fellowship at Juilliard, teaching music in inner city classrooms through creative activities. A graduate of Harvard University, The Juilliard School, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ms. Kim is currently on the faculty of Columbia University. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter.<\p> Violinist Kyu-Young Kim has been soloist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, of which he served as Associate Concertmaster, and the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Poland. He is a former member of the Pacifica Quartet, with which he won the Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award. Mr. Kim and his wife, cellist Pitnarry Shin, were awarded a 2002 McKnight Fellowship as the Soyulla Duo. He has also been the winner of the Marcia Polayes National Young Artists Award and a Jury Commendation Award at the Michael Hill World Violin Competition in New Zealand. He was educated at the Curtis Institute and The Juilliard School. Violist Jessica Thompson was a member of the Chester String Quartet, resident ensemble of Indiana University South Bend, where she served as Associate Professor, until joining the Daedalus Quartet. Ms. Thompson has been soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra and has performed in recital in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. While a student at the Curtis Institute, she was a member of the Grancino Quartet and participated in Isaac Stern's Chamber Music Seminar in Jerusalem. As a result she was chosen for the singular honor of performing at the Isaac Stern Memorial Concert at Carnegie Hall. In 2004 she was invited to perform at the International Viola Congress on a program of works by American women composers. Cellist Raman Ramakrishnan has given solo recitals in New York and Boston and performed chamber music at Alice Tully Hall, for Caramoor's "Rising Stars" series, at Bargemusic, and at the Marlboro, Bravo! Vail, Charlottesville, and Four Seasons Chamber Music Festivals. He has toured with Musicians from Marlboro and performed frequently with such ensembles as the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, the International Sejong Soloists, and the contemporary chamber ensemble Proteus 5. As a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, he has collaborated with musicians from the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra and performed in Agra, India in the 2004-2005 season. Mr. Ramakrishnan holds a Bachelor's degree with honors in physics from Harvard University and a Master's from The Juilliard School. |
