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NewsString quartets revealed for 2021 Trondheim Competition
The ten groups will compete for a €15,000 first prize at the contest, to be held in Trondheim in September
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WinWIN the Modigliani Quartet’s new album
The recording of Haydn, Bartók and Mozart is released by Mirare in January
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NewsEos Quartet wins 2020 Orpheus Chamber Music Competition
The Italian foursome receives the CHF5,000 first prize at the Zurich competition
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NewsYCat finalists to receive career support packages
Two cellists, a violinist, a double bassist and three chamber groups are among the twelve finalists this year
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ReviewBook review: Beethoven’s String Quartet in B Flat Major op.130: Four Lectures
Robin Stowell reviews a book bringing together four lectures by musicologist Hans Keller
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ReviewConcert review: The Crypt Sessions: Salon Séance For Benjamin Britten
Leah Hollingsworth reviews the performance at New York’s Church of the Intercession, 4 December 2019
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NewsPrizes announced at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation string quartet competition
The competition is open to young European ensembles
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NewsBarbican Quartet joins St John’s Smith Square Young Artists scheme
The London-based ensemble will receive performance dates at the chamber venue and career support
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VideoVerona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante
Watch the Verona Quartet perform Janáček’s String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ I: Andante.
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VideoLigeti Quartet perform The Holly and the Ivy by Tom Green
’Exploded Christmas carols to crush the spirit of Noddy Holder’, is how composer Tom Green describes his new collection of five reconfigured seasonal tunes, Solstice Songs, a commission from the Ligeti Quartet. The London-based quartet will perform the new works in a programme alongside Robin Haigh’s String Quartet (2019) on ...
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VideoKronos Quartet performs One Earth, One People, One Love
Watch the official music video for One Earth, One People, One Love, the final movement of Sun Rings, a 2002 collaboration between Kronos and composer Terry Riley. The first full recording of Sun Rings was released by Nonesuch Records in August.The piece is scored for string quartet, chorus and pre-recorded ...
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NewsVerona Quartet receive 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award
The ensemble will perform at locations across the US as part of their prize
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NewsMarmen Quartet joins Sulivan Sweetland management roster
London group’s 2019/20 season to include first Beethoven cycle and Japan tour
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VideoThe Quartetto di Cremona performs Mozart's 'Dissonance' Quartet (first movement)
Filmed live at the Sala Verdi in Milan, this video features the Quartetto di Cremona performing the first movement of Mozart’s String Quartet no.19 in C major, K465, known as the ‘Dissonance’ Quartet due to its experimental slow introduction.
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ReviewCremona Quartet: Beethoven String Quartets, vol. VIII
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: The Cremona’s Beethoven project hurtles towards an exciting climax Musicians: Cremona Quartet Works: BEETHOVEN String Quartets: no.3 in D major op.18 no.3, no.10 in E flat major ‘Harp’ Catalogue Number: AUDITE 92.688 ...
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ArticleBeethoven: String Quartets in G major op.18 no.2, in C major op.59 no.3 ‘Rasumovsky’
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: May 2017 Description: Fresh interpretations where nothing is taken for grantedMusicians: Cremona QuartetComposer: BeethovenCatalogue number: AUDITE 92.689 (hybrid SACD) Recorded in a warm, open acoustic, the striking range of sonorities created by the Cremona Quartet fall easily on the ear. Technically ...
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ArticleSchubert: String Quartet no.14 in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’, Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor op.56 ‘Voces intimae’
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Two soul-searching quartets played with warmth and vitalityMusicians: Ehnes QuartetComposer: Schubert, SibeliusCatalogue number: ONYX 4163 The Ehnes Quartet’s shared philosophy of sound and blend, plus its unanimity of pacing and purpose, especially beguile the ear in its interpretations of these soul-searching works. ...
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ArticleTchaikovsky: String Quartets: no.1 in D major op.11, no.3 in E flat minor op.30
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: The Heath turns from Tippett to Tchaikovsky with mixed resultsMusicians: Heath QuartetComposer: TchaikovskyCatalogue number: HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907665 The Heath Quartet jumps in at the deep end in its debut CD for Harmonia Mundi, by selecting the Tchaikovsky quartets – notoriously difficult ...
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DebateShould today's string quartet playing be more liberated and instinctive?
Toby Deller argues for a less restricted view of the genre today - in both concerts and competitions
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NewsARD International Music Competition 2016 names double bass and string quartet winners
Held annually in Germany since 1952, the contest focuses on different instrument categories each year
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