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Dalí Quartet with Ricardo Morales

Violins, viola, cello, clarinet

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The Dalí Quartet is acclaimed for bringing Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. Tours of its Classical Roots, Latin Soul programming have reached enthusiastic audiences across the U.S., Canada, and South America. Its fresh approach has been sought out by distinguished series across the U.S. and the Quartet has been called upon for return engagements at Bravo!Vail Music Festival, National Gallery of Art, the Slee Beethoven Cycle Series, the SA’OAXACA International Music Festival in México, among many others.

The Dalí Quartet is Chamber Music America’s 2024 Ensemble of the Year, recipient of the 2023 ACMP Foundation’s Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award for Excellence and Diversity in Chamber Music, 2021 recipient of Chamber Music America’s Guarneri String Quartet Residency, and the 2021 Silver Medal at the inaugural Piazzolla Music Competition. The quartet is also the 2019 recipient of the Atlanta Symphony’s esteemed Aspire Award for accomplished African American and Latino Musicians.

Trained by world-renowned artists, members of the Dalí Quartet are from Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the U.S., and have degrees from esteemed institutions including the New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, Juilliard, Indiana University Bloomington, and the Simón Bolivar Conservatory in Caracas, Venezuela. Inspired by its namesake, the great Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, the quartet holds imagination and excellence at the heart of its music making.

Ricardo Morales is one of the most sought-after clarinetists of today. Before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra as principal clarinet in 2003, he was principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, a position he assumed at the age of 21. His virtuosity and artistry as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician has been hailed and recognized in concert halls around the world. He has been asked to perform as principal clarinet with the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, and at the invitation of Sir Simon Rattle, performed as guest principal clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic. He also performs as principal clarinet with the Saito Kinen Festival Orchestra and the Mito Chamber Orchestra, at the invitation of Maestro Seiji Ozawa. An active chamber musician, Mr. Morales has performed in the MET Chamber Ensemble series at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Seattle Chamber Music Summer Festival, and the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival. He has performed with many distinguished ensembles, such as the Juilliard Quartet, the Pacifica Quartet, the Leipzig Quartet, and the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.

A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mr. Morales began his studies at the Escuela Libre de Musica along with his five siblings, who are all distinguished musicians. He continued his studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Indiana University, where he received his Artist Diploma.

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