Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame to Present Free Community Concert by the Avalon String Quartet Friday, April 4

The Chicago-based, world-renowned Avalon String Quartet will present a free community concert on Friday, April 4 at 7:00 pm at Aurora Christian School, 2255 Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL, as well as a performance for Aurora Christian students earlier that day. These events are sponsored by the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame, (FVAHF) which on even years holds a gala banquet to induct acclaimed visual, performing and literary artists affiliated with the Fox Valley, and on odd years, promotes free arts events aimed at young people and their families.

Described by the Chicago Tribune as “an ensemble that invites you – ears, mind, and spirit – into its music,” the Avalon is quartet-in-residence at the Northern Illinois University School of Music and includes Marie Wang and Blaise Magnière, violins; Anthony Devroye, viola; and Cheng-Hou Lee, cello.  They have performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd St Y, Merkin Hall, and Bargemusic in New York; the Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art in Washington DC; Wigmore Hall in London; and Herculessaal in Munich. Other performances include appearances at the Bath International Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Caramoor, Dame Myra Hess Concerts, Los Angeles Music Guild, and the Ravinia Festival. In recent seasons, the Avalon presented the complete quartet cycles of Beethoven, Bartok, and Brahms at Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago. They have also given numerous performances and presentations to young audiences in under-resourced schools and communities.

 The quartet’s live performances and conversations are frequently featured on Chicago fine arts radio station WFMT.  They have also been heard on New York’s WQXR and WNYC, National Public Radio’s Performance Today, Canada’s CBC, Australia’s ABC, the ARD of Germany, and France Musique. The Avalon also captured the top prize at the ARD Competition in Munich (2000) and First 

Prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York City (1999).  

The next FVAHF induction banquet is scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2026 at Eagle Brook Country Club, Geneva, IL. Nominations will be accepted beginning September 2025.  For Free Tickets to the Friday, April 4 Avalon String Quartet community concert, visit FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org. 

Learn more about The Avalon at AvalonQuartet.com.