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Join the Austrian Cultural Forum DC for a musical journey with a taste of Austrian chocolate and wine during the EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture in Washington DC) series Music and Chocolate: Tastes & Sounds of Europe.

The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington DC proudly presents the Chaos String Quartet, which is part of NASOM 2023/24 (The New Austrian Sound of Music) and was also selected as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2023-2025. The ensemble’s musical program in Washington DC includes two Viennese classics: Mozart’s uplifting String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 458, nicknamed “The Hunt”, alongside Beethoven’s grandiose String Quartet Op. 131 in C-sharp Minor. The musicians will also perform “Une étoile dansante”, a piece written and dedicated to them by Diego Conti.

Founded in 2019 on the principles of chaos in the arts, science and philosophy, the Chaos String Quartet has rapidly established itself in the international music scene. The ensemble has played at international music festivals and concert halls, such as the Musikverein Wien, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Philharmonie de Paris, and won awards at prestigious international competitions, including Bad Tölz (2023), Haydn (2023), ARD (2022) and Bordeaux (2022). Besides its classical music career, the quartet enjoys developing its own projects to make its repertoire more approachable and available to a diverse audience.

The concert will be followed by a sweet taste of Austria and an Austrian wine reception. Learn more here.