"Each young artist marries a nimble technique to eager-to-please intensity and unhackneyed joy."

-- The Washington Post

"Achieving an unforced power through purity of tone and deft articulations seems to be as natural as breathing or opening a book to this young ensemble. Other musicians would kill for such shapely phrasing, the ends of which are nothing short of exquisite."

-- William Stibor, National Public Radio

"“[Shostakovich’s 8th Quartet] is a de profundis, a cry from the depths, and the darkness helped focus attention on the music, and on the fact that the Chiara played it very well, soft edges not muting its pained intensity.”"

-- The New York Times, Anne Midgette