Chiara String Quartet

The Chiara String Quartet is an internationally performing professional string quartet based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The group is the Quartet-in-residence at the School of Music in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and until April 2014 is also the Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University. The group is also in residence as faculty at the Greenwood Music Camp, a summer program for advanced high school musicians. The group's members are Rebecca Fischer and Hyeyung Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; and Gregory Beaver, cello.
The quartet has made a name for itself performing without the music. Their most recent album, Brahms by Heart the 3 string quartets of Johannes Brahms were recorded without music. The quartet is also performing the 6 string quartets of Bela Bartok by heart as well as more traditional repertoire.
In addition to traditional concertizing, in December 2006 the group began performing in bars and other unusual performance venues...