Viano Quartet
American string quartet
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The Viano Quartet is a Canadian-American string quartet comprising violinists Hao Zhou[1] and Lucy Wang, violist Aiden Kane, and cellist Tate Zawadiuk.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Label | Opus 3 Artists |
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| Website | vianoquartet |
Founded in 2015 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, the quartet has toured extensively and performed in key venues around the world,[2] including Wigmore Hall in London, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts, since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.[3][4]
In their formative years, the quartet achieved notable success on the international stage, winning top prizes at various chamber music competitions including the Osaka,[5] Fischoff,[6] Wigmore Hall,[7] and ENKOR.[8]
The quartet has previously held residencies at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Colburn School, Northern Michigan University, and Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.[9] In recent years, the quartet has made appearances with numerous well-renowned musicians including Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Inon Barnatan, Elisso Virsaladze, Paul Coletti, Paul Neubauer, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Hila Plitmann, David Shifrin, and Roberto Díaz.[2][10]
The quartet is currently based in New York City, in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024 to 2027.[11]
In 2025, the quartet was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant.[12]
Origin of Name
"Viano" is a portmanteau.[13] According to the group, the name "Viano" symbolizes how the four individual instruments of a string quartet (with each instrument beginning with the letter "v") work harmoniously as one, like a piano, creating a "unified instrument" called the "Viano".[14]