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Pro Arte Quartet
News, reviews, concerts and events with the Pro Arte String Quartet.
About Me
- Name: Pro Arte
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Founded in 1912 by violinist Alphonse Onnou, the Pro Arte Quartet became the Court Quartet to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. Its world reputation blossomed in 1919 when the Quartet began the first of many tours and earned such acclaim that composers, notably Milhaud, Honegger and Bartok, gave the ensemble new works to introduce. By 1926, the Quartet made its debut in New York and toured American cities. They returned for 30 tours to the United States, often under the auspices of Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, noted patron of chamber music. Their first visit to Madison was in 1938. Two years later, the musicians were stranded in the United States by the outbreak of World War II and accepted a residency at the UW-Madison, the first such residency in a major American university. Today, the Pro Arte functions as a resource for the university and the state.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Midsummers Music Festival Concert
This evening in Door County, WI.
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