All Chiaroscuro Quartet articles
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NewsMay 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the May issue, in which the Chiaroscuro Quartet discusses its approach to recording the complete string quartets of Beethoven
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Chiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
A stellar quartet breathes new life into mighty middle-period Beethoven
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ReviewConcert review: Consone Quartet, Chiaroscuro Quartet
Edward Bhesania visits Milton Court Concert Hall, London, UK, for the recital of Mendelssohn, Haydn and Beethoven on 4 December 2025
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Chiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
A freshness of approach proves winning in this evolving Haydn cycle
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ReviewConcert review: Chiaroscuro Quartet, Zeb Soanes (narrator)
Edward Bhesania visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 April 2025 for an all- Haydn recital
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BlogsPlay of light and shadow: The Chiaroscuro Quartet at 20
As the ensemble releases a new Haydn recording, the Chiaroscuro Quartet looks back on twenty years of daring contrasts and expressive clarity
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ReviewConcert review: Chiaroscuro Quartet
Edward Bhesania pays a visit to London’s Kings Place for the recital of Haydn and Beethoven on 5 June 2024
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NewsChiaroscuro Quartet announces new violinist
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux succeeds Pablo Hernán Benedí, who has been a member of the quartet since 2010
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Chiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
Revelatory middle- and late-period Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
Another visionary interpretation from one of the great quartets of our time
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ReviewConcert review: Chiaroscuro Quartet
Tim Homfray hears a performance of Haydn and Beethoven at London’s Wigmore Hall on 11 December 2022
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Premium ❘ FeatureSession Report: the Chiaroscuro Quartet on Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ Quartets
The members of the Chiaroscuro Quartet on combining detailed preparation while retaining a sense of spontaneity when recording Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ Quartets
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: violist Emilie Hörnlund on Beethoven String Quartet op.59 no.1
Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund, of the Chiaroscuro Quartet, discusses how to achieve optimal articulation, balance and flow in the first movement of the first ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
Playing full of dazzling light and shade brings fresh insight to familiar works
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: Chiaroscuro Quartet
Tim Homfray watches the performance at London’s Wigmore Hall from the comfort of his own home on 14 April 2021
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
Superbly fresh textures highlight the exhilarating invention of this music
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ReviewChiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
Lithe and captivating playing brings all manner of light and shade to Haydn
