Acclaim

Steven Mackey and the Borromeo Quartet

The group's flawless coordination and interpretive unanimity made for a musical experience of luminous beauty, at once extrovertedly Romantic and delicately introspective.
Jonathan SavilleThe San Diego Reader
18 August 2001
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Earthiness and Experimentalism

The closer I got to them, the cleaner and more beautiful their sounds became; I also felt much more involved in the music-making process, and that is a mark of quality many ensembles cannot match
Adam BaerNew York Sun
21 January 2003
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Bravura And Balance

The Borromeos are the most evenly-balanced quartet I've heard in a long time, but they do not sound like that. They are all powerful players, but not of the kind that places the highest value on force.
Michelle DulakSan Francisco Classical Voice
16 November 2002
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Two Chamber Ensembles Add Up To One Dazzling Day

The Borromeos engaged with the musical issues and played with such cultivation of sound, ensemble, and style - and with such obvious pleasure - that the performance was irresistible.
Richard DyerBoston Globe
04 February 2003
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Beethoven With Power

It is an extraordinary experience, from their command of enharmonic complexities to the ravishing fury with which they play the concluding flurries of each quartet's final movement.
Laurence VittesGramophone Magazine
01 March 2003
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Borromeo Quartet Takes Magical Chamber Music to New Venue

You could have watched as four perfectly ordinary looking human beings strode onto the stage and created magic.
Joe Longstreth & Peter GoldbergNaples Daily News
22 March 2003
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Ecstasy gained after Enduring 210 minutes of all-Bartok

Their sense of ensemble, which never let up in its intensity for even a moment and their extraordinarily high level of concentration brought us the most sophisticated ensemble playing.
Chang-Jik LeeJungang Ilbo - Seoul, Korea
11 July 2003
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Bartok Cycle by Borromeo String Quartet

As a listener, one can feel an incredible sense of pleasure and be amazed by the enormous amount of information without feeling as if the Borromeos are simplifying in order for the audience to comprehend.
Tsutomu KatsumuraStartline, Tokyo
13 June 2003
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Borromeo Aces Opener

It was an honor, as an audience member, to be treated to a concert that proclaimed us capable of hearing, understanding and enjoying music that challenged as well as transported. Rarely does an ensemble match rhythmic and tonal precision with such open-hearted emotional presence.
Weslea SidonBar Harbor Times
01 August 2003
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Brahms is a Passion for Borromeo

For lovers of chamber music, the Borromeo String Quartet's residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner is one of the defining experiences of civilization in Boston
Richard DyerBoston Globe
23 September 2003
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