Most string quartets perform works by famed historical composers like Beethoven, Debussy, Haydn, Schubert or Shostakovich, often adding a lesser-known contemporary selection on programs to spice things up and a provide a taste of the now.
A small number focus only on modern and contemporary repertoire. But few if any others do what the Mexico City-based Cuarteto Latinoamericano has done so successfully — specialize exclusively in 20th- and 21st-century works by Latin American composers.
