The Maggini Quartet is a British string quartet. Its members are Laurence Jackson (Violin 1), David Angel (Violin 2), Martin Outram (Viola) and Michal Kaznowski (Cello). The quartet is known for championing the British repertoire, and has made many CD recordings published through publishers such as Naxos.
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers (1978–1999) had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola and Joan Jeanrenaud on cello. Jennifer Culp replaced Jeanrenaud on cello in 1999. Jeffrey Zeigler replaced Culp on cello in 2005.
The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Original members were David Diamond, lead vocals, bass guitar and songwriter, Sonny Keyes, vocals, keyboards and songwriter, Max Styles, drums, and Mister Zero, guitar and songwriter. Visit http://www.thekingsarehere.com for up to date information on The Kings.
The Vertavo String Quartet is a Norwegian string quartet, founded in Hamar in 1984. The four women forming the quartet are violinists Øyvor Volle and Berit Cardas, violist Henninge Landaas, and cellist Bjørg Lewis. homepage http://www.vertavo.com/
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Sir Michael Kemp Tippett, O.M. (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was one of the foremost English composers of the 20th century. Tippett was regarded by many as an outsider in British music, a view that may have been related to his early conscientious objection and his homosexuality. His pacifist beliefs led to a prison sentence in World War II, and for many years his music was considered ungratefully written for voices and instruments, and therefore difficult to perform.
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.
Rigorous quartet.
String quartet formed in 1994, under the leadership of violinist Corinna Belcea-Fisher. Other members include Laura Samuel, violin,Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola
and Antoine Lederlin, cello.