In 1976, four young conservatory-trained musicians formed Emerson String Quartet (ESQ), taking their name from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. This week, the ensemble played its ...

For two decades, the Brentano String Quartet has been the grand finale of the Friends of Chamber Music of Reading series, and they rarely fail to attract a full house and they never disappoint. And ...

This cool video produced by the New York Times tries to explain the mystery of how a string quartet communicates by transforming their movements into visual data. Every member plays a different and ...

The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has been creating unforgettable performances for audiences around the world for nearly half a century. Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian ...

I heard a remarkable new piece of chamber music this past January. The work, the String Quartet no. 4 (1988) by the thirty-seven-year-old composer George Tsontakis, was performed in its world premiere ...

For more than three decades, the Marian Anderson String Quartet-- named after the extraordinary 20th century contralto Marian Anderson -- has been sharing their artistry and passion not just in ...

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It’s surprising that concerts featuring a string quartet and a singer are not more common. The combination has considerable appeal, as evident again in Wednesday’s performance by the Miró Quartet and ...

A good string quartet needs a well-matched set of fine musicians willing to think and argue and work out their ideas about composers and compositions. Its members need the time to spend in rehearsing, ...