All quartet articles
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NewsHagen Quartet to perform final concert after 45-year career
The group, which began performing professionally in 1981, will play its last concert in Tokyo on 7 July
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Premium ❘ FeatureHidden treasures: Charles Wood string quartets
To mark the centenary year of the composer’s death, Jeremy Dibble explores Charles Wood’s six string quartets, in which his Irish background and meticulous craft found their most personal expression
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Premium ❘ FeatureStaying power: US String Quartets
As Brooklyn Rider and the Jack and the Miró quartets mark milestone anniversaries, Thomas May looks at how these contemporary American ensembles are not just surviving, but reshaping the 21st-century musical landscape
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NewsViolinist, cellist and string quartet receive Avery Fisher Career Grants
Each recipient receives an award of $25,000, to be used for specific needs in advancing a career
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NewsFitzwilliam Quartet appoints new cellist
Cellist Ursula Smith joins the quartet, succeeding Heather Tuach
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NewsInaugural Paul Juon Chamber Music Competition results announced
Grand prizes were awarded to the Trio Zeitgeist, Loewe Quartett, and ensemble focus
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NewsNew platform for emerging string quartets goes online
The MERITA project aims to help 38 young string ensembles in the early stages of their careers
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NewsMaggini Quartet cellist Michal Kaznowski has died
The veteran musician, pedagogue and conductor was 69 years old
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ReviewBook review: Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home
Julian Haylock reviews a volume of musings on music and geography by Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács Quartet
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Blogs9 tips on playing the Ravel and Debussy quartets
Franck Chevalier, viola player of the Quatuor Diotima, gives advice on how to approach the most celebrated French additions to the quartet repertoire
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BlogsCrash course: are there benefits when things go wrong in a competition?
There was drama at the inaugural Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition this week, in everything but the string result, writes Andrew Mellor. From 2015
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FocusThe Doric Quartet on switching to Classical bows
In this extract from their cover story in the August 2018 issue of The Strad, the British quartet discusses how a recent experiment with Classical bows has taken the players’ musicianship to new heights. Interview by Toby Deller
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Premium ❘ FeatureGame, set and match: quartets of instruments
Four instruments from the same tree, varnished from the same pot, played by a single quartet. Is this the way to perfect harmony? Katherine Millett investigates in this article from August 2008
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Blogs10 tips for achieving long-term success with your quartet
The Henschel Quartet from Germany celebrated its 25th year in 2016. Here the group gives tips on achieving longevity in a chamber career
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Focus'A very supportive role': 8 tips for second violinists
Views on second violin playing from experienced orchestral and chamber performers
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Focus8 pieces of advice for happy string quartets
Words of instruction and inspiration on quartet playing from the pages of The Strad
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NewsNo first prize awarded at 2021 Premio Paolo Borciani competition
The Balourdet and Leonkoro quartets received the €10,000 second prize, while the Adelphi Quartet came third
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NewsQuartet and violinist receive 2021 Concert Artists Guild prizes
The winners will receive concert opportunities in New York and London following the virtual competition
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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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VideoQuartet performs to audience of 2,292 plants
The members of the UceLi Quartet performed at Barcelona’s iconic Liceu opera house, filled with ficus trees, palms and Swiss cheese plants
