The thrilling, young, and award-winning Ebène Quartet -- described by the New York Times as "a string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band" -- added more accolades to an already impressive list when NPR named Fiction, the quartet's 2011 Virgin Classics release, one of their 10 Favorite Classical Albums of 2011 as well as one of their overall 50 Best Albums of the year. Ebène takes repertoire from that album as well as from September's all-Mozart album Dissonances on the road in the United States and Canada in March. Performances begin in San Diego (March 2), and include stops in San Francisco (March 8), New Orleans (March 14), and New York City, where they will make their Carnegie/Zankel Hall debut (March 18). Ebène continues its devotion to music education with three master classes at the Colburn School in Los Angeles (March 5-7).