Xinyang Lü of the MILA Quartet expressed great excitement. “We are delighted to be part of the Tianjin Juilliard family. It is an honor to be the first fellowship string quartet and we look forward to developing our artistry at the school,” she said.
The MILA Quartet was formed at the beginning of the year. These four talented and enthusiastic young musicians are coached by violin faculty Guillaume Sutre and members of the Shanghai Quartet at the School. The quartet shone at the joint faculty and student chamber music concert during the Tianjin Chamber Music Festival in November. They performed Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, showcasing their extraordinary vitality alongside their mentors. Most recently, the Quartet was awarded ‘finalists with distinction’ for the Hitmaker International Chamber Competition and will compete in Singapore next February.
In the months to come, they will share a concert with the Shanghai Quartet, playing Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4. The quartet will also be featured as soloists with the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra, performing Hungarian composer Ádám Kondor’s Vita Nova, as part of the inaugural Tianjin Juilliard Modern Music Festival in 2021.
