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- Alea String Quartet - (Austria) Founded in 1988 to perform the masterworks of the past three centuries and more contemporary works by living composers.
www.chez.com/aleaquartet/aleaquartet/index.html
- Allegri String Quartet - (UK) Focus is on 20th-century repertoire including several commissions, in addition to more traditional, classical repertoire.
allegri.string-quartet.org
- Artaria Quartet - (California) Period quartet of versatile players, performing music that dates back through the centuries.
www.sfems.org/artaria
- Australian String Quartet - (Adelaide, Australia) One of the most well-known and established quartets in Australia, with a long history of success.
www.asq.com.au
- Avalon String Quartet - (NYC,USA) Earned international acclaim for the bold musicality and passionate intensity of its performances. Top Prize, 2000 ARD Munich Competition; First Prize, 1999 Concert Artists Guild Competition;Third Prize, 1999 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition; Grand Prize, 1998 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition; Fourth Prize, 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition. Blaise Magniere, and Marie Wang-violins, Brian Chen-viola, Sumire Kudo-cello.
www.avalonquartet.com
- Cavani String Quartet - (Cleveland, Ohio USA) Performs regularly at major concert series and festivals. Available for workshops and camps. Repertoire includes standard music and extensive new music commissioned and premiered.
www.cavani.org
- Chiara String Quartet - 200 years worth of repertoire. Currently in residence with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony, the University of North Dakota, and the community of Grand Forks.
www.chiaraquartet.net
- Emerson String Quartet - Four Grammy Awards and regular appearances with many chamber music series and festivals worldwide, have established its international reputation as a quartet that approaches both the classics and contemporary music with equal mastery and enthusiasm.
www.emersonquartet.com
- Ethos String Quartet - (Oregon USA) 250 years worth of repertoire with focus on 20th-century.
www.ethosquartet.com
- Georgian State String Quartet - Established chamber music ensemble with many years of service and artistic achievement.
gssq.org
- Harid String Quartet - (New York) 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. Wendy Yun Chen and Jessica Shuang Wu-violins, Yinzi Kong viola, Guang Wang-cello.
members.aol.com/harid4/myhomepage/business.html?mtbrand=AOL_US
- Hugo Wolf String Quartet - (Vienna, Austria) Repertoire from Bach to modern works. Jehi Bahk and Régis Bringolf-violins, Wladimir Kossjanenko-viola, Florian Berner-cello.
www.hugowolfquartett.at
- Kapralova Quartet - (Prague, Czech Republic) Named after the Czech woman composer Vitezslava Kapralova. Repertoire ranging from Haydn to contemporary. Many recordings. Rita Cepurcenko and Simona Hurnikova-violin, Svetlana Jahodova-viola, Margit Klepacova-cello].
www.kapralova.org/QUARTET.htm
- Lewis Morton's String Quartet Pages - Portal for string quartet homepages, recordings, concerts, and repertoire.
www.geocities.com/Vienna/1790/q_head.htm
- Lindsayan String Quartet - (Midland, Texas USA) Established 1993. Naomi Gjevre and Javier Pinell-violins, Christina Winrich- violia, Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes-cello.
www.geocities.com/lsqconcerts
- McFarlane String Quartet - (Cheshire, UK) Clare McFarlane and Julia hanson-violins, Richard Williamson-viola, Christopher Hoyle-cello.
www.mcfarlanestringquartet.ukf.net
- 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.
www.milleniumarts.go.ro
- 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.
www.stringquartet.com
- Quatuor Johannes - Graduates of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon. Ensemble history, MP3 samples, and contact information.
www.quatuorjohannes.com
- 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.
www.shanghaiquartet.com
- Stamic String Quartet - Reperoire includes a large number of Romantic and Classical era composers, plus a few of the lesser known ones.
www.cernoch.com/stamic_quartet.htm
- Status Cymbal String Quartet - (UK) Concert performances of traditional classical and popular music.
www.status-cymbal.co.uk
- Strings Attached - (UK) Professional all-female string quartet available for all occasions: weddings, corporate events and studio work.
www.stringsattached.co.uk
- Takacs Quartet - Recognized as one of the world's greatest string quartets. Since its formation in 1975, the ensemble has appeared regularly in every major music capital and prestigious festival. Edward Dusinberre and Károly Schranz-violins, Roger Tapping-viola, András Fejér-cello.
www.takacsquartet.com
- Tavec Quartet - (England) This exciting young quartet has already won several major prizes, and is quickly gaining popularity following its debut concert. Their repertoire includes many of the more well-known quartets by Romantic and Classical era composers.
tavec.musicwise.net
- Tippett Quartet - "...a quartet of such exciting ideas and vital interpretive insight that it promises to make a significant contribution to the realms of chamber music." Geoffrey Norris - Daily Telegraph
www.geocities.com/tippettquartet
- Vega String Quartet - (NYC) Formerly the Harid String Quartet. Prize winners of Bordeaux (Ex-Evian) International (France) including an international music critics' prize; Coleman & Carmel Competition (U.S.A)
hometown.aol.com/vegaquartet
- Whitman String Quartet - (New York) Advocates performance of new music as well as the traditional literature frequently premiering new works. Resident quartet of Sequitur, a contemporary music ensemble.
www.whitmanquartet.com
- Wihan Quartet - (Prague) Extensive recordings and performances. Prizes include 1988 Prague Spring Festival International Competition, Czech Jeunesses Musicales, International Chamber Music, London International Competition, Audience and Journalists Prizes of the London.
www.stantonmgt.com/wihan_quartet.htm
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