All Emerson Quartet articles
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ReviewConcert review: Emerson Quartet
Peter Quantrill attends the quartet’s final London concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 8 November 2022
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Focus
The value of good tools: Instruments of the Emerson Quartet
The members of the Emerson Quartet speak about the relationships with their instruments and favoured luthier Samuel Zygmuntowicz
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News
The Strad November 2022 issue is out now!
The Emerson Quartet reflects on 47 years of music making as it embarks on its farewell tour
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Premium ❘ Feature
‘Go where there is no path and leave a trail’ - Emerson Quartet: We journey together
As the Emerson Quartet embarks on its final tour, the members talk to Bruce Hodges about their instruments, their future and their past as one of the great string quartets
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Review
Concert review: Brentano Quartet, Pacifica Quartet, American String Quartet, Anton Nel (piano) Eighth Blackbird, Telegraph Quartet, Charles Neidich (Clarinet) Emerson Quartet
Bruce Hodges attends a performance marking the 50th anniversary of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation at The Town Hall on 8 October 2021
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News
Emerson Quartet to retire in 2023
The ensemble’s retirement will come after a 47-year long career, and a busy penultimate season
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Review
Emerson Quartet: Schumann
A pure but not simple approach from a quartet making its label debut
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News
Emerson Quartet cancels Europe concert dates
The ensemble will forego March concerts in Finland, France, Spain, Austria and Poland as a precaution in the light of coronavirus
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Review
Chaconnes and Fantasias - Britten: String Quartets no.2 in C major op.36 & no.3 in G major op.94; Purcell: Chacony in G minor (arr. Britten), Fantazias nos 6, 8, 10 & 11
The Strad Issue: October 2017 Description: Fantasy and intensity at play in a British line of musical succession Musicians: Emerson Quartet Composer: Britten, Purcell Catalogue Number: DECCA GOLD 4815204 The musical relationships between Britten and his illustrious forebear Purcell are explored on this neatly ...
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The Emerson Quartet on the future of string quartet playing
After more than 30 recordings and many international tours, the Emerson Quartet players speak to Jessica Duchen about marking their 40th anniversary year
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Never ignore a niggling pain, says cellist David Finckel
The former Emerson Quartet cellist on how a growing back problem led to two weeks on a friend's sofa
