String Quartets Links
- Wihan Quartet (Prague) Leos Cepicky and Jan Schulmeister-violins, Jiri Zigmund-viola, and Ales Kasprik-cello. Top Prizes: 1988 Prague Spring Festival International Competition, Czech Jeunesses Musicales, International Chamber Music, London International Competition, Audience and Journalists Prizes of the London. Extensive recordings and performances.
- Status Cymbal String Quartet (UK) Gill Austin and Paul Costin-violins, Paul Appleyard, viola, Diane Porteus-cello. Concert performances of traditional classical and popular music.
- Hugo Wolf String Quartet (Vienna) Jehi Bahk and Régis Bringolf-violins, Wladimir Kossjanenko-viola, Florian Berner-cello. Repertoire from Bach to modern works.
- Degas String Quartet (New York) Tamaki Higashi and James Dickenson-violins, Nancy Johnson-viola, Zachary Koenig-cello.
- Chiara String Quartet Julie Yoon and Rebecca Fischer-violins, Jonah Sirota-viola, Gregory Beaver-cello. 200 years of repertoire. Currently in residence with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony, the University of North Dakota, and the community of Grand Forks through a Chamber Music America Rural Residency grant.
- Harid String Quartet (New York) Wendy Yun Chen and Jessica Shuang Wu-violins, Yinzi Kong viola, Guang Wang-cello. Prize Winners: Prague Spring International, Prix de la Presse Musicale Internationale, Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in, Prix de la SACEM, and Prix du Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication. Group information, repertoire, calendar, contact information.
- Ethos String Quartet (Portland, Oregon USA) Marty Jennings and Denise Huizenga-violins, Charles Noble-viola, Heather Blackburn-cello. 250 years of repertoire with focus on 20th-century.
- Lewis Morton's String Quartet Pages Portal for string quartet homepages, recordings, concerts, and repertoire.
- Vega String Quartet (NYC) Formerly Harid SQ. Prize winners of Bordeaux (Ex-Evian) International (France) including an international music critics' prize; Coleman & Carmel Competition (U.S.A) Wendy Y. Chen and Jessica S. Wu violins, Yenzi Kong, viola, and Guang Wang, cello.
- Avalon String Quartet Blaise Magniere and Marie Wang-violins, Anthea Kreston-viola, Jason Duckles-cello. Top Prizes: 2000 ARD, 1999 Concert Artists Guild, Grand Prize, 1998 Fischoff.
- Allegri String Quartet (UK) Peter Carter and Fiona McNaught-violins, Jonathan Barritt-viola, Pal Banda-cello. Focus is on 20th-century repertoire including several commissions in addition to the traditional repertoire of Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert.
- Shanghai Quartet One of the most respected and polished string quartets in the world. Guest Professors at the Shanghai Conservatory in China. 200 years of repertoire with impressive work in 20th-century music. Weigang Li and Yiwen Jiang-violins, Honggang Li-viola, Nicholas Tzavaras-cello. Contains audio excerpts, discography, and biographies.
- Oslo String Quartet (Norway) Geir Inge Lotsberg and Per Kristian Skalstad-violins, Are Sandbakken-viola, Øystein Sonstad-cello. Focus on modern works alongside the classics including Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart.
- Carducci String Quartet (UK) Tours in Greece, Germany, Hong Kong, France and Belgium performing new music and traditional repertoire. Matthew Denton and Julie Gillett-Smith violins, Graham Broadbent viola, and Emma Denton, cello. Includes sound samples, contact information.
- Emerson String Quartet Exclusive Universal Classics/Deutsche Grammophon recording contract, four Grammy Awards, regular appearances with virtually every chamber music series and festival worldwide, and an international reputation as a quartet that approaches both the classics and contemporary music with equal mastery and enthusiasm. Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer-violins, Lawrence Dutton-viola, David Finckel-cello
- Sedici Corde String Quartet (Norway) Tor Jaran Apold and Bjarte W. Eike-violins, Bergmund Waal Skaslien-viola, Johann Sebastian Blum-cello. Performances include duos, trios, and quartet groupings.
- Rubin Quartet (Netherlands) Tinta S.von Altenstadt and Irmgard Zavelberg-violins, Sylvie Altenburger-viola, Ulrike Zavelberg-cello. Literature ranging from classical to contemporary works.
- McFarlane String Quartet Information about the quartet based in the north of England, as well as contact information, and biographies.
- Cavani String Quartet Annie Fullard and Mari Sato-Violins, Kirsten Docter-Viola, Merry Peckham-Cello. Quartet engaged in performance and education. Top prize 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. Top prizes; Coleman, Fischoff, Banff International, and Cleveland Quartet Competition. Available for workshops and camps.
- Australian String Quartet The official website for Australia's premier full-time string quartet, based in Adelaide. Peter Tanfield and James Cuddford-vlns, Ester van Stralen-vla, Niall Brown-vcl.
- Stamic String Quartet Vitezslav Cernoch and Josef Kekula-violins, Jan Peruska-viol, Vladimir Leixner-cello. Repertoýre: Janacek, Smetana, Borodin, Dvorak and Martinu, as well as Haydn, Mozart, Shostakovich, Schnittke and Haba.
- Whitman String Quartet (New York, NY) Patricia Sunwoo and Michael Shih-violins, Ori Kam-výola, Kristina Cooper-cello. Advocates performance of new music as well as the traditional literature frequently premiering new works. Resident quartet of Sequitur, a New York based contemporary music ensemble. Top prize: 1988 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition.
- Millenium Arts String Quartet The only one quartet which plays anything, anywhere, anytime! Vladimir Dmitrienco and Gabriel Gheorghe-violins, Ioana Ciobotaru-viola, Alexandru Dutulesco-cello. All styles.
- Studie Strygerne (Denmark)Recordýng artists wýth enormous experience with jazz, rock, pop and classical genres understanding the lingo of most musical situations. Assist with composing and formalizing ideas for people who dont read music, and can write scores, arrange and compose.
- Quatuor Johannes Graduates of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon. Ensemble history, MP3 samples, and contact information.
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