Quotes

"masters of all musical things they survey…"
- Gramophone Magazine
"…high spirited…dynamic…"
- New York Times
"…a fascinating and exquisitely played program"
- Washington Post
"bracing…performed with sensitivity and flair"
- Boston Globe
"the Del Sol players produce a gloriously opulent, full-throated tone…"
- Strad Magazine
(StringWreck) "A Wreck that soars! A deliciously entertaining, slightly wacky evening of music and dance that could charm a turnip"
- Danceviewtimes
(StringWreck) "A delight from start to finish"
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Del Sol gave it a knockout performance, one that brought Bartók's rustic dance melodies, heartbreaking night music, and harmonic brilliance to the fore with admirable nuance and intensity. "
- San Francisco Classical Voice
"Chinary Ung's Spiral X: In Memoriam recalls the Cambodian holocaust through lush string textures punctuated by the wailing and keening of the members of the Del Sol String Quartet, the dedicatees and superb interpreters of the piece. A true cry from the heart."
- London Financial Times (March 2009)
"From the quartet came yearning, passionate strains, moments of eerie calm…[They] conveyed the ecstatic sweep of the piece's long stretches vividly…"
-Michelle Dulak Thomson, San Francisco Classical Voice (January 2008)
"[T]he U.S. premiere of Nørgård's String Quartet No. 10, 'Høsttidløs' ('Harvest Timeless')…got a superb reading by the Del Sol."
-Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle (December 2006)
"[T]his performance of Blitzstein's Quartet for Strings, 'The Italian' (1930) was an historic occasion…, and it was a masterful performance by the committed Del Sol members…"
-Mark Alburger, San Francisco Classical Voice (October 2006)
"In all of the pieces, the performers communicated with an intuitive sense of musicality and a clear confidence in their ability to engage and excite their audiences. Above all, the Del Sol String Quartet's greatest ability is in their working together as a single adventurous musical mind."
-David Bithell, San Francisco Classical Voice (November 2004)
"The most engaging part of the music [in Divide Light] was the Del Sol String Quartet...Two of the numbers called for a string soloist to move around the stage, interacting with the singers or actors. Another number required them to speak or shout various words as they performed. Their music, sometimes simple and sometimes complex, was always effective and well executed."
-Mark Alburger, 21st Century Music (October 2008)
Reviews and Press

Review: Del Sol Quartet offers delicate interplay in contemporary program by Joan Reinthaler, The Washington Post, 4/13/10

Review: Music at Meyer by Georgia Rowe, San Francisco Classical Voice, 1/11/10

Article:"Americans in Paris" by James F. Keller, Chamber Music,September/October 2009 (Vol. 26, No. 5)

CD Review: "Marc Blitzstein: First Life" by Jerry Dubins, Fanfare, 12/10/09

Interview: "The Sound of a String Quartet Going Supernova" by David Templeton, All Things Strings, 10/09

Review: Symphony Space by Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times, 10/05/09

CD Review: "Marc Blitzstein: First Life" by Edith Eisler, Strings Magazine, 8/09

Review: Mestizaje by Beeri Moalem, San Francisco Classical Voice, 5/12/09

CD Review: "Marc Blitzstein: First Life" by Steve Layton, Sequenza21, 5/10/09

CD Review: "Marc Blitzstein: First Life" by Greg Stepanich, Palm Beach ArtsPaper, 5/10/09

Review: Mestizaje by Greg Cahill, All Things Strings, 5/04/09

CD Review: "Marc Blitzstein: First Life" by Uncle Dave Lewis, AllMusicGuide, 5/09

Review: Other Minds 14 London Financial Times, 3/09

CD Review: Ring of Fire by Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine, 12/08

CD Review: Ring of Fire by Uncle Dave Lewis, allmusic, 8/08

CD Review: Ring of Fire by Jeremy Eichler, Boston Globe, 8/08

CD Reviews: Del Sol String Quartet - New music by Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/08

Review: Garrett dancers with Del Sol Quartet by Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/08

A Wreck that Soars by Rita Felciano, Dance Review Times, 4/08

Culture Clash: Janice Garrett & Dancers and Del Sol Quartet Mix It Up by Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Arts Monthly, 4/08

Joyous Eclecticism by Michelle Dulak Thomson, San Francisco Classical Voice, 2/5/08

Del Sol Quartet Wins CMA/ASCAP Award
12/18/07 press release (PDF)

Umbilical Chords -- Women Composers and the Creative Process
5/4/07 press release (PDF)

Del Sol on KQED TV, Spark, first aired 4/11/07

Archive of press coverage



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all photos by Jim Block