Viano Quartet

Viano Quartet
Viano Quartet
	Viano Quartet in 2023
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Classical
Years active	2015-present
Labels	Opus 3 Artists
Members	Hao Zhou; Lucy Wang; Aiden Kane; Tate Zawadiuk;
Website	vianoquartet.com
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The Viano Quartet is a Canadian-American string quartet comprising violinists Hao Zhou^[1] and Lucy Wang, violist Aiden Kane, and cellist Tate Zawadiuk.

Founded in 2015 at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, the quartet has toured extensively and performed in key venues around the world,^[2] including Wigmore Hall in London, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts, since winning First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition.^[3]^[4]

In their formative years, the quartet achieved notable success on the international stage, winning top prizes at various chamber music competitions including the Osaka,^[5] Fischoff,^[6] Wigmore Hall,^[7] and ENKOR.^[8]

The quartet has previously held residencies at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Colburn School, Northern Michigan University, and Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.^[9] In recent years, the quartet has made appearances with numerous well-renowned musicians including Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Inon Barnatan, Elisso Virsaladze, Paul Coletti, Paul Neubauer, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Hila Plitmann, David Shifrin, and Roberto Díaz.^[2]^[10]

The quartet is currently based in New York City, in-residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024 to 2027.^[11]

In 2025, the quartet was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant.^[12]

Origin of Name

"Viano" is a portmanteau.^[13] According to the group, the name "Viano" symbolizes how the four individual instruments of a string quartet (with each instrument beginning with the letter "v") work harmoniously as one, like a piano, creating a "unified instrument" called the "Viano".^[14]

References

^ "Hao Zhou". Concours Musical International de Montréal. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Viano Quartet". Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ Littler, William (September 6, 2019). "Audience was the winner of as string quartets square off". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "VC Artist Viano String Quartet's Winning Performance at 2019 Banff Competition". The Violin Channel. September 1, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ "Prizes Awarded at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition". The Violin Channel. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Viano String Quartet Wins Silver Medal in Prestigious Fischoff Competition". Colburn School. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "The Viano Quartet Wins Third Prize in Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition". Colburn School. April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Viano String Quartet GRAND PRIZE". Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ Zhou, Hao; Wang, Lucy; Kane, Aiden; Zawadiuk, Tate (August 1, 2021). "Interview: Viano String Quartet at Bravo! Vail - Staying Together Through the Pandemic" (Interview). Interviewed by Laurie Niles.
^ "Concert review: Viano Quartet, Roberto Díaz (viola)". The Strad. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Banff Centre Congratulates Viano Quartet on Being Selected for The Bowers Program". Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. May 15, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ "Violinist, cellist and string quartet receive Avery Fisher Career Grants". March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
^ Eichler, Jeremy (June 27, 2022). "A young quartet, a witty pianist, and the music that made Tolstoy weep". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
^ "The Viano Quartet". PBS (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Goldberg. March 29, 2022.

[1] "Hao Zhou". Concours Musical International de Montréal. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[Curtis-1-2] "Viano Quartet". Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[3] Littler, William (September 6, 2019). "Audience was the winner of as string quartets square off". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[4] "VC Artist Viano String Quartet's Winning Performance at 2019 Banff Competition". The Violin Channel. September 1, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[5] "Prizes Awarded at Osaka International Chamber Music Competition". The Violin Channel. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[6] "Viano String Quartet Wins Silver Medal in Prestigious Fischoff Competition". Colburn School. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[7] "The Viano Quartet Wins Third Prize in Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition". Colburn School. April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[8] "Viano String Quartet GRAND PRIZE". Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[9] Zhou, Hao; Wang, Lucy; Kane, Aiden; Zawadiuk, Tate (August 1, 2021). "Interview: Viano String Quartet at Bravo! Vail - Staying Together Through the Pandemic" (Interview). Interviewed by Laurie Niles.

[10] "Concert review: Viano Quartet, Roberto Díaz (viola)". The Strad. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[11] "Banff Centre Congratulates Viano Quartet on Being Selected for The Bowers Program". Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. May 15, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[12] "Violinist, cellist and string quartet receive Avery Fisher Career Grants". March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

[13] Eichler, Jeremy (June 27, 2022). "A young quartet, a witty pianist, and the music that made Tolstoy weep". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

[14] "The Viano Quartet". PBS (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Goldberg. March 29, 2022.

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