Formed in 2014, the Cézanne Quartet is based in Dallas, Texas, where they maintain an active performing career. From 2015-2017, they were named the Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at SMU Meadows School of the Arts, becoming the first quartet chosen for the fellowship. At the 2015 Coltman Chamber Music Competition (Austin, TX,) they received Second Place Ensemble in the Senior Division, and in 2017, they were named Semi-Finalists at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition (Columbia, MO.)
The group has performed with the Fine Arts Chamber Players, Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, Mimir Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Mountains Festival, Bridge the Gap Chamber Series, Meadows Virtuosi Players, Texas Christian University CelloFest, Open Classical Artist Series, Fort Worth Chamber Music Society, and Ensemble 75. They have collaborated with artists such as Andres Diaz, Matt Albert, Aviram Reichert, Lucille Chung, Jonathan Tsay, the Escher Quartet, and the Altius Quartet. They are the resident ensemble with the Avant Chamber Ballet, which presents performances at the Moody Performing Arts Center, NorthPark Center and throughout the DFW area, including an annual production of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker ballet.
Cézanne has a passion for collaborating with young artists, and has coached chamber music students at Highland Park High School, Greenhill School and the Music in the Mountains Festival, in Durango, Colorado. They also accompanied talented young soloists in the finals of the Ensemble 75 Concerto Competition.
In 2018, Cézanne celebrated the release of their first album titled Retrospection, which includes works by contemporary American composer Kevin Puts, and the sixth and final quartets written by Felix Mendelssohn and Béla Bartók. The album was professionally recorded in the beautiful Caruth Auditorium on the Southern Methodist University campus, and is available for streaming on Spotify. The Cézannes can be found on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and most music streaming services.