The Longwood University Chamber Music Series will present a concert by the Formosa String Quartet of San Diego, California, on Monday.

The concert is free and open to the public and will take place in the Molnar Recital Hall of Wygal Music Building at 7:30 p.m., with doors open at 7 p.m.

Winners of both the First prize and Amadeus prize at the London International String Quartet Competition, the Formosa Quartet has been hailed as “spellbinding” by BBC Magazine and “one of the very best quartets of their generation” by cellist David Soyer of the famed Guarneri Quartet, according to a press release.

“The quartet has given critically acclaimed performances at the Ravinia Festival, the Library of Congress, Lincoln Center, Rice University and London’s Wigmore Hall, among other venues,” officials said in the release. “The group has recorded on the EMI, New World and Delos labels.”

The release cited the quartet was formed in 2002 when the four founding members came together for a concert tour of Taiwan.

“The Formosa Quartet is deeply committed to promoting Taiwanese music and the arts in the land of its heritage,” officials said in the release. “The program at Longwood will feature two Taiwanese pieces, a setting of Five Taiwanese folk songs by composer Wei-Chieh Lin and a composition entitled ‘Song Recollections’ by composer Lei Liang.”

Those interested in more information regarding the Formosa Quartet are directed to visit the group’s website at http://www.formosaquartet.com/.

“The Formosa Quartet concert is presented in remembrance of Frieda E. Myers, founder of the Longwood Chamber Music Series and a Professor of Music at Longwood from 1967 to 1994,” officials said in the release. “The Longwood University Chamber Music Series, now in its 32nd season, presents four concerts each year.”

Those interested in more information about the concert, or to become a Series Patron, are directed call the Longwood University Department of Music at (434) 395-2495 or (434) 395-2504.