Emerson String Quartet
| Emerson String Quartet | |
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| Also known as | The Emerson Quartet |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | String quartet |
| Instruments | 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon, New World |
| Website | www.EmersonQuartet.com |
| Members | |
| Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello |
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| Past members | |
| Guillermo Figueroa, viola (1976-1977) Eric Wilson, cello (1976-1979) |
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The Emerson String Quartet is a 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 nine 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.
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[edit] Members
- Eugene Drucker, violin
- Philip Setzer, violin
- Lawrence Dutton, viola
- David Finckel, cello
Finckel frequently performs with his wife, pianist Wu Han.
[edit] Awards and recognition
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
- 2009 Intimate Letters
- 2006 Intimate Voices
- 2005 Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
- 2000 Shostakovich: The String Quartets
- 1997 Beethoven: The String Quartets
- 1993 Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2; Barber: String Quartet Op.11 (American Originals)
- 1989 Bartók: 6 String Quartets
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album:
- 2000 Shostakovich: The String Quartets
- 1989 Bartók: 6 String Quartets
They also played for the Oscar nominated short film, The Little Match Girl.
[edit] References
- Dischel, Robert S. (2000). Converging Lines: The Extraordinary Story of the Emerson String Quartet's First 25 Years. London: Risk Waters Group. ISBN 1-899332-68-5.
[edit] External links
- Emerson String Quartet Official website
- Artists' Page on IMGArtists
