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The Vega String Quartet Blanka Bednarz : Violin Jessica Wu: Violin Yinzi Kong: Viola Guang Wang: Cello
The Vega Quartet has performed throughout Europe, Asia, Mexico and Canada, and in over 40 states in the US and in some of the most important concert halls including all three halls in Carnegie Hall. They also have appeared at numerous music festivals including Aspen, Amelia Island, Highlands-Cashiers, Mostly Mozart, Musicorda, Kingston, Rockport, and SummerFest La Jolla among others. They were the quartet-in-residence at the Van Cliburn Institute and on the artist roster of Carnegie Hall's New York City Neighborhood Concert series and the “Live On Stage” Concerts Association touring ensembles. They were visiting Artists-in-Residence at Emory University in Atlanta performing the complete Cycle of Beethoven Quartets in the 2004-05 season. In September of 2006, the Vega Quartet was appointed to be the first full-time Quartet-in-Residence at Emory University. Their main concert project of the 06-07 season was "Bach and Bartok" - the complete six string quartets by Bela Bartok combined with the 6 solo violin Sonatas and Partitas and 6 cello Suites by J.S.Bach played in six concerts throughout the season. The Vega Quartet has won numerous international competitions including four of the top six prizes at the 1999 Bordeaux String Quartet Competition (including the international music critics' prize), the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Carmel Chamber Music Competition, and the National Society of Arts and Letters String Quartet Competition. Their live broadcast credits include NPR's Performance Today (USA), the National Radio of China, Shanghai TV, Radio France, France Musiques, and the National Radio of the Czech Republic. The members of the quartet have collaborated with some of the world's finest musicians including Sarah Chang, Eliot Fisk, Robert McDuffie, Christopher O'Riley, William Preucil, Richard Stoltzman, Charles Wadsworth, the Ying Quartet and the St. Petersburg Quartet.
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Quartet in Residence at Emory University, the Vega String Quartet is on the cutting edge of the new generation of chamber music ensembles. After the Vega made its Lincoln Center debut in 2001, the New York Times raved "playing that had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the listener along…the musicians took real risks in their music making…" and the Los Angles Times praised their "Triumphant L.A. Debut” in 2002.