Mivos Quartet
“This vital young New York string quartet embraces toothy modernism with punk-rock verve”- The New York Times
The Mivos Quartet is devoted to bringing incredible new string quartet music, in all its variety, to diverse audiences worldwide. Since its founding in 2008, the quartet has performed and closely collaborated with established and emerging composers representing a broad range of demographics and compositional aesthetics. Mivos commissions and premieres new music for string quartet, while also sustainably nurturing the repertoire by offering repeat performances of new works in their regular touring season. The quartet strives for deep, meaningful collaborations with composers for each new work and project. Beyond building the string quartet repertoire, Mivos expands the capabilities of the ensemble by regularly working with guest artists from varied, overlapping traditions and genres. The quartet curates concert programs that they would want to hear – pieces of music that complement each other and offer audiences a rich, powerful, and meaningful listening experience.
Recent works commissioned and written for Mivos include pieces by Ambrose Akinmusire, Joël-François Durand, Mary Halvorson, Sarah Hennies, Andile Khumalo, Lei Liang, and Alex Mincek. Future premieres will include the composers David Bird, Julie Herndon, Ville Raasakka, Ronnie Reshef, and Evan Johnson. In addition to newly composed works, the quartet regularly presents multimedia projects and performs improvised music. Mivos has worked closely with diverse artists including Patrick Higgins (Zs), Sam Pluta, Ned Rothenberg, Timucin Sahin, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Kate Soper, and Saul Williams, Ongoing artistic collaborations include projects with Ambrose Akinmusire (Origami Harvest), guitarist Nadav Lev, 2019 MacArthur Fellow Mary Halvorson (Amaryllis, Belladonna), and 2020 MacArthur Fellow Cécile McLorin Salvant (Ogresse).
The members of Mivos are violinists Olivia De Prato and Maya Bennardo, violist Victor Lowrie Tafoya, and cellist Nathan Watts. Mivos operates as a non-profit organization based in New York City, dedicated to performing, commissioning, and collaborating on music being written today.
