Borromeo String Quartet + Verona Quartet

Octet Program

Spring 2026

Project description:

Featuring the Borromeo String Quartet of New England Conservatory alongside the Verona Quartet of Oberlin Conservatory (their previous students!), this octet program explores some of the string masterpieces of the string octet repertoire.

Program:

Enescu: Octet for Strings, Op. 7

Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11

INTERMISSION

Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings, Op. 20