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September 20, 2026 @ 8:30 PM | Frequency Series at Constellation
Constellation (map)
Chicago, IL
On September 20 at 8:30 PM, Constellation’s Frequency Series presents the Formosa Quartet in a genre-defying program featuring the world premiere of Stridulation, a new work for string quartet and narration created by critically acclaimed Chicago cellist/composer Katinka Kleijn. Part of the Formosa Quartet’s American Mirror Project, which explores questions of history, identity, and the meaning of "America" through personal reflections collected from local communities, Stridulation offers different angles of juxtaposition between these collected texts and the concepts of reflection and mirroring, utilizing sonified words and rhythm of speech, internal processes for improvisation, composed sound forms, and the physicality of vibration and amplification. The evening concludes with A Formosa Quartet Set, a shape-shifting collection of FQ's folk, pop, jazz, and poetry arrangements alongside original compositions. Come for the world premiere. Stay for the surprises.
October 4, 2026 @ 3:00 PM | Hill and Hollow Music
Saranac Methodist Church (map)
Saranac, NY
Formosa performs Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5 just miles from his cabin on Saranac Lake, alongside Brahms’s String Quartet No. 3, Dana Wilson’s Hungarian Folk Songs (2008), and selections from their Formosa Quartet Set.
Tickets: $20 at the door – no reservations, no tickets required, just show up!
October 29, 2026 @ 7:30 PM | World Premiere of Tesseract with Deborah pae, Tessa Lark, Earl Lee, and the New England Conservatory orchestra
jordan hall (Map)
Boston, MI
Deborah Pae and Tessa Lark return to the New England Conservatory for the world premiere of Derrick Skye’s Tesseract, a double concerto for violin and cello. Tesseract is a trans-cultural double concerto for violin and cello that explores the complex interplay of diverse musical traditions. The title evokes the geometric concept of a four-dimensional hypercube, symbolizing the multifaceted and interconnected nature of the piece.
November 11-17, 2026 | Moores School of Music Residency
University of Houston Moores School of Music (map)
Houston, TX
The Formosa Quartet begins its fourth season as Quartet-in-Residence at the Moores School of Music. This extended chamber-music residency features masterclasses, coachings, workshops, an open rehearsal, and concerts with the Moores School of Music community. The residency runs November 11–17.
Inside the Quartet: A Working Rehearsal
Friday, November 13, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
MSM 160
Chamber Music Masterclass
Friday, November 13, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Dudley Recital Hall
Formosa Quartet Concert
Monday, November 16, 7:30
Dudley Recital Hall
November 16, 2026 @ 7:30 PM | Dudley Recital Hall
University of Houston (map)
Houston, TX
The Formosa Quartet’s end-of-residency performance features music by Brahms and George Frederick McKay, along with a specially curated Formosa Quartet Set.
November 18, 2026 @ 7:30 PM | Ensemble Music Society
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center (map)
Indianapolis, IN
The Formosa Quartet makes its Ensemble Music Society debut with Brahms’s String Quartet No. 3, George Frederick McKay’s String Quartet No. 1, and a special Formosa Quartet Set.
December 5-9, 2026 | Allegro Music Consultants Tour
Philadelphia, PA
The Formosa Quartet is delighted to return to Philadelphia for a special series of community performances presented by Allegro Music Consultants and the amazing Bonnie Slobodien! Following its tour last winter, FQ will once again bring music to communities including The Quadrangle, Dunwoody, Canvas, and a special private house concert. Program will include Brahms String Quartet No. 3 and a specially curated FQ Set.
February 20, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | Grand Forks Public Library
Grand Forks Public Library (map)
Grand Forks, ND
The Formosa Quartet presents a family-friendly introduction to the world of the string quartet, combining music and stories designed to spark curiosity in young listeners, ahead of FQ’s evening concert at the North Dakota Museum of Art.
February 21, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | North Dakota Museum of Art
North Dakota Museum of Art (map)
Grand Forks, ND
The Formosa Quatet’s North Dakota debut centers on Janáček’s intense String Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer Sonata, inspired by Tolstoy’s novella, alongside a Valentine’s Month-themed Formosa Quartet Set.
March 6, 2027 @ 7:30 PM | Agarita
Agarita Loft (map)
San Antonio, TX
For its first program in San Antonio, the Formosa Quartet joins esteemed musicians of Agarita for a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s joyous String Octet. More information coming soon.
March 7, 2027 @ 3:15 PM | San Antonio Chamber Music Society with formosa quartet & david kaplan, piano
Trinity Baptist Church (map)
San Antonio, TX
“The Kreutzer Affair” traces Beethoven’s iconic Kreutzer Sonata through literature and music, combining works by Beethoven, Janáček, and Amy Beach with dramatic readings from Tolstoy’s novella
March 10, 2027 @ 12:00 PM | Musical Memories
Norman Hackerman Building (map)
Austin, TX
The Formosa Quartet brings live music to Musical Memories, a lunchtime arts series at the University of Texas at Austin designed to give the community an opportunity to pause, listen, and connect through music.
March 20-27, 2027 | Moores School of Music
University of Houston (map)
Houston, TX
The Formosa Quartet returns for episode two of its fourth season as Quartet-in-Residence at the Moores School of Music, and is thrilled to be reconnecting with the wonderful students and our friends and colleagues on the faculty.
Public events will be announced soon.
March 23, 2027 @ 12:00 PM | Music-in-Medicine Initiative with formosa quartet & Mei rei, piano
MD Anderson – Mays Clinic (map)
Houston, TX
Equally at home on the concert stage and in the research laboratory, the Formosa Quartet joins forces with Dr. Mei Rui, an accomplished concert pianist and a leader in the emerging field of Music Medicine. She leads pioneering research within the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the nation's leading cancer research institutions. We are honored to join Dr. Rui in a performance of Fauré's Piano Quintet No. 1 in C Minor for the patients and staff of the Mays Clinic.
March 26, 2027 @ 7:30 PM | Dudley Recital Hall
University of Houston (map)
Houston, TX
Join Formosa Quartet for its end-of-residency performance in Dudley Recital Hall featuring music by Janacek and a special Formosa Quartet Set!
April 18, 2027 @ 7:00 PM | Chamber Music OC
Chamber Music OC (map)
Lake Forest, CA
The Formosa Quartet makes its Chamber Music Orange County debut with a program that brings together the distinctive voices of Benjamin Britten and Erwin Schulhoff, two composers who found new possibilities for the string quartet during turbulent times in 20th-century Europe. The program is complemented by a specially curated Formosa Quartet Set, titled Compass, taking listeners on a musical journey across our country.
April 19, 2027 @ 12:30 PM | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (map)
San Diego, CA
For centuries, the United States has been seen as a place of hope, opportunity, and refuge—a destination for those fleeing war, persecution, violence, and disaster. Yet this promise exists alongside a complex history that challenges us to examine both America’s ideals and its realities.
The Formosa Quartet’s American Mirror Project | Refuge explores these reflections through the stories of two refugee composers, Benjamin Britten and Erwin Schulhoff, who both sought escape from escalating violence in 1939 only to have their fates dramatically diverge. Through their music, Refuge asks what it means to find sanctuary—and what happens when it remains out of reach.
This program also journeys across America’s musical landscape with Compass, tracing iconic sounds from the East, Midwest, South, and West, and explores the Athenaeum's early beginnings on Native homelands with a segment titled 1008 Wall Street. It concludes with the West Coast premiere of Dana Wilson’s Mirror for String Quartet and Narration, featuring original texts by members of the San Diego community.
June 2027 (dates To be announced) | Texas Music Festival
Houston, Texas (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet kicks off the summer season on home turf, joining an all-star roster of faculty artists and talented young artists at the Texas Music Festival hosted by the University of Houston. For more information, visit Texas Music Festival.
June 19-July 4, 2027 | National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Waterloo, Ontario (MAP)
The Formosa Quartet returns to their longtime summer home, NYO Canada. With state of the art facilities, cutting edge programming, and a formidable administrative team, musical possibilities, like the poutine, are endless.