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The Lydian Quartet is honored and thrilled to announce a new family member: cellist Hannah Collins! Hannah is an incredible chamber musician and human, and brings a wealth of experience and a probing perspective to the quartet. Come hear Hannah's debut with LSQ next Sunday 11/1 at the Goethe Institut for our next Beethoven+ cycle concert! We're so excited for all that's to come, and we are very lucky puppies indeed. Welcome, Hannah!
Cellist Hannah Collins is a multifaceted artist, educator, and arts-in-health advocate. Winner of De Linkprijs for contemporary interpretation, she is committed to championing compelling new works for cello. Resonance Lines, her solo debut album on the Sono Luminus label, is an “adventurous, impressive collection of contemporary solo cello music,” negotiated “with panache” (The Strad), pairing music by Benjamin Britten and Kaija Saariaho with commissioned works by Caroline Shaw and Thomas Kotcheff. Over the past decade, New Morse Code, her “remarkably inventive and resourceful duo” (Gramophone) with percussionist Michael Compitello, has developed projects responding to our society’s most pressing issues and in 2020 they were awarded the Ariel Avant Impact Performance Prize.
Hannah is a member of Decoda and the Boston-based chamber orchestra A Far Cry, having also recently performed with The Knights, Boston Baroque's X-tet, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She earned a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Yale and also holds degrees in music from the Yale School of Music, the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and CUNY Graduate Center. She is an alumna of Ensemble Connect, a collaborative program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute and has held faculty positions at the University of Kansas and University of Chicago. She is the executive director of the Longwood Symphony, the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community, which is devoted to promoting the role of the arts in individual and community health.
25 Oct 2026
A Bittersweet Bye-for-Now
With gratitude and sadness, we announce that beloved cellist Joshua Gordon has retired from the Lydian String Quartet, finishing at the end of last season.
Joshua joined the Lydian String Quartet in 2002, succeeding founding cellist Rhonda Rider. In his nearly 25 years with the group, he helped solidify and deepen our multifaceted identity as dual specialists of “new” and “old” music as well as passionate educators. Through his decades of teaching chamber music and cello as Associate Professor of the Practice at Brandeis University, he touched the lives of countless students.
Though his recording oeuvre is too vast to list in detail here, he can be heard on Lydian recordings of works by Beethoven (the late quartets), Martin Boykan, Yu-Hui Chang, Eric Chasalow, Mohammed Fairouz, John Harbison, Henri Lazarof, Vincent Persichetti, and Kurt Rohde, on Albany, Centaur, New Focus, and Sono Luminous labels.
Crucially, Joshua has served as a stalwart of our quartet and its values for all of the quartet members he has shared the stage with over the years. When each of us joined LSQ, Joshua welcomed us in the deepest sense, embraced our individualities and new ideas, and has since modeled a shining example of collaborative spirit that we will take with us for the rest of our lives.
Joshua will continue his life as an active performer and teacher in the greater Boston music scene and beyond, and we will miss him greatly in LSQ. Josh, we cannot thank you enough, and we wish you all the best in your exciting next chapters!
With love,
Julia, Mark, and Clara
17 Oct 2026
Tonight! @lydian_quartet final open rehearsal of the season! 🎶❤️ tickets at www.newtonculture.org (link in bio)
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27 May 2026
Tomorrow, Wednesday 5/27, The Lydian String Quartet delivers their last open rehearsal of the season at The Allen Center! Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at www.newtonculture.org or in person before the rehearsal. The group is rehearsing Beethoven String Quartets No. 2 and No. 15 as well as Zeher by Reena Esmail.
Afterwards, enjoy a chance to chat with the musicians and savor a lovely wine and cheese reception! 🍷 🧀 🎶
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26 May 2026
Thank you to Red Bank Chamber Music Society for hosting us this weekend in New Jersey!
20 Apr 2026
Release day! Bravo to everyone!
17 Apr 2026
See ya later, alligators! Thank you, USF and Tampa for being wonderful hosts this weekend!
13 Apr 2026
We are having a blast playing Schubert, Lembit Beecher and Britten in sunny, beautiful Tampa!
13 Apr 2026
✨️ 🎶 We've got your fun Friday night plans covered! Join us for an uplifting, spirited program from @lydian_quartet with music of Schubert, Britten & an LSQ commissioned work by @lembitbeecher !! Followed by a reception and an opportunity to meet the musicians 🎻 Get your tickets now at newtonculture.org (link in bio). Sponsored in part by @newtonculturalcouncil
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08 Apr 2026
👀 Take a peek at a recent open rehearsal with Ensemble-in-Residence @lydian_quartet ! Next, get your tickets ~
🗓 IN 1 WEEK! 🌷See Lydian String Quartet in concert at The Allen Center, Friday, April 10th at 7:30pm! The upcoming FULL PROGRAM will feature Schubert’s Quartettsatz (Quartet Movement) in C minor, D. 703, @lembitbeecher's (b. 1980) Juniper and Birch (2024, commissioned by the Lydian String Quartet), and Benjamin Britten’s String Quartet No. 2 (1945). We invite you to join us for this intimate and engaging concert, followed by a reception and an opportunity to meet the artists. Tickets at newtonculture.org (link in bio).
🎻 About the Lydian String Quartet -
Since its founding in 1980, the Lydian String Quartet (@clarathelyon, @juliaglennviolin, @markplaysviola, and @joshuagordoncello) has earned international acclaim for its virtuosity, adventurous programming, and deep commitment to the full spectrum of string quartet repertoire. Ensemble in Residence at The Allen Center, the quartet has performed across the U.S. and internationally, and is known for innovative projects such as “Around the World in a String Quartet” and collaborations with global artists like Kinan Azmeh and Sandeep Das. With a strong dedication to contemporary music, the Lydians have premiered and recorded dozens of new works, including commissions from Kurt Rohde, Steven Snowden, Saad Haddad, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon. Their recordings, spanning Beethoven to modern American composers, have been praised for clarity, insight, and expressive power, earning accolades from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Fanfare magazine.
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03 Apr 2026
Concert number 3 of our Beethoven+ cycle is in the books! We had a blast this afternoon playing Serioso and Razumovsky #3 along with Hans Thomalla’s stunning Bagatelles! Thanks to our sold out audience for braving the blizzard threat and snow emergency parking ban in Boston!
22 Feb 2026
A thrilling moment from last night’s open rehearsal with The Lydian String Quartet!! @lydian_quartet
The open rehearsal format offers an inside look into how this incredible group polishes their new repertoire. During this special experience, you are welcome to ask questions and be part of the artistic process. It’s a real treat for musicians and music appreciators alike, and we hope you get to experience the next one!
With the Lydian String Quartet being our Ensemble in Residence, we are fortunate to be able to offer these open rehearsals quite regularly. Also look out for their full performance at The Allen Center coming up on April 10!
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20 Feb 2026
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