Music at Noon · Candide Quartet
Formed in 2023 with a shared love for Voltaire’s Candide and goal of cultivating their music, the Candide Quartet consists of violinists Chili Ekman and Henry Rogers, cellist Vanny Hu and violist Amelia Krinke.
During past summers, the Quartet held the Fellowship String Quartet in Residence at Music in the Vineyards in Napa, Madeline Island Chamber Music in Wisconsin, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival and PRISMA Quartet Fellowship. They recently won first prize at the Frances Walton Chamber Competition presented by the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle (LMC), as well as being finalists of the 2026 Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition and semi-finalists of the 2026 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
The Quartet has been coached and mentored by many esteemed musicians including David Finckel, Daniel Phillips, Paul Neubauer, Zvi Plesser, Samuel Rhodes, Robert Levin, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, Paul Watkins, Nicholas Mann, Joseph Lin, Areta Zhulla, among several others. They have also worked with the American, Calidore, Harlem, Miro and the Pacifica Quartets, among others.
About Music at Noon:
Academy Art Museum’s acclaimed lunchtime concert series Music at Noon features expertly curated performances by Jeffrey Parker, Board Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, showcasing the region’s premier musical talents.
- October 20th, 2026: Daniel Garcia
- November 17th, 2026; Brielle Perez
- January 19th, 2027; Viviana Goodwin
- February 16th, 2027; Trio Azura
- March 16th, 2027; Candide Quartet
- April 20th, 2027; Michael Kannen and Friends