Aurore String Quartet in Johnstown

From August 16 - 21 2022, the Aurore String Quartet will perform six concerts across Nova Scotia part of Musique Royale’s 37th Summer Festival taking place in historic venues in Lunenburg, Brooklyn, Yarmouth, Port Williams, Johnstown, and Truro. The quartet features violinists Jeanne-Sophie Baron and  Daniel Dastoor, along with violist Ryan Davis and cellist David Liam Roberts.  The ensemble will perform one string quartet by Mozart and another by Haydn, highlighting the two prolific composers in Vienna who had a special friendship that was based on mutual admiration, and untainted by envy.  

These musicians were selected out of many applicants to participate in the prestigious Equilibrium Young Artist program led by soprano Barbara Hannigan, taking place at the Lunenburg Academy of Music and Performance the week leading up to the Musique Royale concert tour. The quartet is made up of four of Canada’s most brilliant emerging artists at the beginning of their extraordinary careers.  Musique Royale is delighted to showcase their talents across the province as part of its 37th Summer Festival.