Winners of the First Prize and Amadeus Prize at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the Formosa Quartet has been hailed as “spellbinding” (The Strad) and “remarkably fine” (Gramophone), and has given critically acclaimed performances around the world. For two decades and counting, the Formosa Quartet has forged uncharted musical terrain in performances that go “beyond the beautiful and into the territory of unexpectedly thrilling… like shots of pure espresso” (MUSO Magazine). Pianist David Kaplan has been praised for “magnificent pianism” by the Los Angeles Times, and for “striking imagination and creativity…. excellent and adventurous” by The New York Times, and praised by the Boston Globe for “grace and fire” at the keyboard. He last appeared on our series in 2023 with the Decoda Ensemble.