Photos: Shanghai Quartet

Composer Vivian Fung introduces her String Quartet no. 2, which received its world premiere at this performance. At the age of nineteen, she received her first commission from Gerard Schwarz and the New York Chamber Symphony. Her subsequent works have been performed by the Seattle Symphony, American String Quartet, and Edmonton Symphony, among many others. She is on the faculty of the Juilliard School.

The Shanghai Quartet and composer Vivian Fung following the world premiere of her String Quartet no. 2.

The Shanghai Quartet in performance at the Freer Gallery on April 23, 2009. The Quartet's members are (left to right) Weigang Li and Yi-Wen Jiang, violins; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; and Honggang Li, viola.