The Minetti Quartet is enjoyable but not striking at Austrian Embassy

The peripatetic Embassy Series is having a busy season, sometimes four concerts a month. Held at embassies all over town, the events feature good performers (usually early in their careers), and receptions with indigenous food and libations. On Friday at the Austrian Embassy, the Minetti Quartet offered enjoyable if unremarkable renditions of works by Mozart, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. Although the players look youthful, the group is in its 12th year, has released several recordings and has t...