Emerson String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet

Infobox musical artist
Name = Emerson String Quartet


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Alias = The Emerson Quartet
Origin = New York, New York, United States
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Genre = Classical
Occupation = String quartet
Years_active = 1976-present
Label = Deutsche Grammophon New World
URL = [http://www.emersonquartet.com www.EmersonQuartet.com]
Current_members = Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
David Finckel, cello
Past_members = Guillermo Figueroa, viola (1976-1977)
Eric Wilson, cello (1976-1979)
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The Emerson String Quartet is a renowned New York–based string quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Previously the Quartet was in residence at The Hartt School. Formed in 1976, they have released more than twenty albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Both violinists in the quartet were students of the noted violinist Oscar Shumsky. Formed in the bicentennial year of the United States, the Emerson String Quartet took its name from the great American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. Violinists Drucker and Setzer alternate as first and second violinists.

Members

*Eugene Drucker, violin
*Philip Setzer, violin
*Lawrence Dutton, viola
*David Finckel, cello

Finckel frequently performs with his wife, pianist Wu Han.

Awards and recognition

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
*2006 "Intimate Voices "
*2005 "Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets"
*2001 "Shostakovich: The String Quartets"
*1998 "Beethoven: The String Quartets"
*1994 "Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2; Barber: String Quartet Op.11 (American Originals)"
*1990 "Bartók: 6 String Quartets"

References

*cite book |last=Dischel |first=Robert S. |year=2000 |title=Converging Lines: The Extraordinary Story of the Emerson String Quartet's First 25 Years |location=London |publisher=Risk Waters Group |isbn=1-899332-68-5

External links

*Emerson String Quartet [http://www.emersonquartet.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=1&c=2 Artists' Page on IMGArtists]


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