LEWISBURG — Bucknell University’s Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome classical ensemble Modigliani Quartet at 4 p.m. Nov. 9, according to a press release.

The Paris-based Modigliani Quartet features Amaury Coeytaux (violin), Loic Rio (violin), Laurent Marfaing (viola) and Francois Kieffer (cello).

Founded in 2003, the Modigliani Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most sought-after quartets, regularly performing in leading international concert series and on the world’s most prestigious stages.

When at the Weis Center, they will perform: Haydn’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77; Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 2 in G Major; and Brahms’ String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor.

Beginning with the 2025-26 season, the Modigliani Quartet will be the Artist-in-Resident at Radio France in Paris. As part of this residency, the Quartet will give two string quartet concerts annually, as well as a chamber performance with guest musicians. The residency will culminate in the premiere of a commissioned work by composer Philippe Manoury.

Other highlights of the 2025-26 season include a North American tour in Fall, 2025, with performances at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. An extensive tour of Asia will follow, featuring concerts in South Korea, China, and Singapore. In Europe, the Quartet will perform at major venues including the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

In 2020, the quartet became Artistic Director of the string quartet festival “Vibre! Quatuors a Bordeaux” as well as the renowned “The Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.” The quartet is the Founder and Artistic Director, since 2011, of the Saint-Paul-de-Vence Festival. Since fall of 2023, they have been mentors at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot.

The Modigliani Quartet has been recording for the Mirare label since 2008 and has since released 13 award-winning albums.

For more information, call 570-577-1000 or visit Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.