The ensemble will receive mentorship, professional development and participate in residencies in the US, UK and Europe
The Resonance String Quartet Fellowship will launch on 1 May 2026 and has announced the prize-winning Balourdet Quartet as its first fellow.
The fellowship was founded by chamber musicians Tom Stone and Daniel Roberts as an initiative dedicated to the long-term sustainability of professional string quartets in today’s challenging cultural landscape.
In response to the precarity of string quartet careers due to economic pressures and shifting audience habits, the fellowship will offer mentorship, professional development and community building tailored to the needs of the ensemble.
The fellowship’s pilot year will focus on discovery and dialogue, with intensive residential retreats in the US, the UK and Europe, complemented by individual mentoring between sessions, participating quartets will explore artistic identity, ensemble dynamics, professional strategy, and personal well-being.
The Balourdet Quartet has received the Avery Fisher Career Grant, was awarded Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award (2024–26) and won the Grand Prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition.
Further participating ensembles and programme activities will be announced in the coming months.
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