List of string quartet ensembles

This is a list of recognized string quartets (i.e. groups of musical performers), current or past, in alphabetical order. It does not include the names of musical quartet compositions.

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C

Carmel Quartet

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H

I

J

K

L

Laclede Quartet
Lafayette String Quartet
Larchmere String Quartet^[32]
Lark Quartet
LaSalle Quartet
Léner Quartet
Leningrad Taneiev Quartet
Lindsay String Quartet
Loewenguth Quartet
London Banqueting Ensemble String Quartet^[33]
London Haydn Quartet^[34]
London Quartet
Lydian String Quartet^[35]
Lux Aeterna String Quartet^[36]
Lux Aeterna String Quartet^[37]

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O

P

Q

R

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T

U

Utrecht String Quartet^[71]

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W

Y

Z

References

^ Parker, Mara (2011). String Quartets: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge. p. 472.
^ Amaryllis Quartett
^ Amphion String Quartet
^ BellaNota Strings
^ Calder Quartet
^ Calidore String Quartet
^ Caprice Quartet
^ Carducci Quartet
^ [1]
^ Crystal Palace String Quartet
^ Doric String Quartet
^ Edinburgh Quartet
^ Elysian Quartet (archive from 5 March 2016, accessed 8 July 2016).
^ Huizenga, Tom. "The Emerson Quartet At (Le) Poisson Rouge". NPR.org. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ Emily Carr String Quartet
^ Photo: Endres quartet on first of three acclaimed tours of Southern Africa
^ English String Quartet at AllMusic
^ Enso String Quartet
^ Entheos String Quartet
^ Harrington String Quartet Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ Heath Quartet
^ two tours of Southern Africa, 1971, 75
^ Hugo Wolf Quartet
^ Il Segreto String Quartet
^ Intermezzo Strings (Manila, Philippines
^ International String Quartet of Yucatan Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Jupiter String Quartet
^ "Keller String Quartet". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
^ K-Q touring Southern Africa 1975
^ Kreutzer Quartet at AllMusic
^ Kuss String Quartet
^ Larchmere String Quartet
^ London Banqueting Ensemble String Quartet
^ "The London Haydn Quartet". Yale University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ Lydian String Quartet
^ Lux Aeterna String Quartet
^ "Lux Aeterna String Quartet". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
^ Maconchy Quartet website
^ Madras String Quartet Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Mallette String Quartet
^ Manila String Machine
^ Meccore String Quartet
^ Квартет герцога Мекленбургского (Russian Wikipedia)
^ Merel Quartet
^ Schweitzer, Vivien (4 October 2011). "Borodin Glows in an Intimate Salon". The New York Times.
^ New England String Quartet
^ Oberlin String Quartet
^ Parisii String Quartet
^ Pavao Quartet
^ Premiere String Quartet
^ Quartetto Bernini Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ Quartetto di Cremona
^ Quartetto Guadagnini
^ Royal String Quartet
^ Sage String Quartet
^ St. Charles String Quartet
^ SKAZ String Quartet
^ [2]
^ Solaris Quartet Archived 2007-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ [3]
^ Quatuor Stainer
^ String Fusion
^ Stolyarsky String Quartet
^ String Poets Quartet
^ Sweet Blends Music Ensemble
^ [4]
^ Testore Quartet
^ Tinalley String Quartet
^ Tippett Quartet at AllMusic
^ Tyburn String Quartet
^ Tommasini, Anthony (22 January 2013). "A Champion of Dutch Composers Comes Ashore Without Much Flash". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ "Villiers Quartet Lunchtime Concert". University of Oxford. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ Battey, Robert (21 March 2011). "The Vogler Quartet, an exhilarating musical experience". The Washington Post.
^ Wihan Quartet

A. Eaglefield-Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924) (pre-1924 entries)
R.D. Darrell, The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music (New York 1936)
J.R. Bennett, Smetana on 3000 Records (Oakwood Press, 1974)
E. Sackville-West and D. Shawe-Taylor, The Record Year 2 (Collins, London 1953)

External links

Website listing quartets and members

[SQR_(2011)-1] Parker, Mara (2011). String Quartets: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge. p. 472.

[2] Amaryllis Quartett

[3] Amphion String Quartet

[4] BellaNota Strings

[5] Calder Quartet

[6] Calidore String Quartet

[7] Caprice Quartet

[8] Carducci Quartet

[9] [1]

[10] Crystal Palace String Quartet

[11] Doric String Quartet

[12] Edinburgh Quartet

[13] Elysian Quartet (archive from 5 March 2016, accessed 8 July 2016).

[NPR_(2010)-14] Huizenga, Tom. "The Emerson Quartet At (Le) Poisson Rouge". NPR.org. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

[15] Emily Carr String Quartet

[16] Photo: Endres quartet on first of three acclaimed tours of Southern Africa

[17] English String Quartet at AllMusic

[18] Enso String Quartet

[19] Entheos String Quartet

[20] Harrington String Quartet Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

[21] Heath Quartet

[22] two tours of Southern Africa, 1971, 75

[23] Hugo Wolf Quartet

[24] Il Segreto String Quartet

[25] Intermezzo Strings (Manila, Philippines

[26] International String Quartet of Yucatan Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[27] Jupiter String Quartet

[28] "Keller String Quartet". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-12-29.

[29] K-Q touring Southern Africa 1975

[30] Kreutzer Quartet at AllMusic

[31] Kuss String Quartet

[32] Larchmere String Quartet

[33] London Banqueting Ensemble String Quartet

[34] "The London Haydn Quartet". Yale University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[35] Lydian String Quartet

[36] Lux Aeterna String Quartet

[37] "Lux Aeterna String Quartet". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

[38] Maconchy Quartet website

[39] Madras String Quartet Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine

[40] Mallette String Quartet

[41] Manila String Machine

[42] Meccore String Quartet

[43] Квартет герцога Мекленбургского (Russian Wikipedia)

[44] Merel Quartet

[45] Schweitzer, Vivien (4 October 2011). "Borodin Glows in an Intimate Salon". The New York Times.

[46] New England String Quartet

[47] Oberlin String Quartet

[48] Parisii String Quartet

[49] Pavao Quartet

[50] Premiere String Quartet

[51] Quartetto Bernini Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

[52] Quartetto di Cremona

[53] Quartetto Guadagnini

[54] Royal String Quartet

[55] Sage String Quartet

[56] St. Charles String Quartet

[57] SKAZ String Quartet

[58] [2]

[59] Solaris Quartet Archived 2007-04-15 at the Wayback Machine

[60] [3]

[61] Quatuor Stainer

[62] String Fusion

[63] Stolyarsky String Quartet

[64] String Poets Quartet

[65] Sweet Blends Music Ensemble

[66] [4]

[67] Testore Quartet

[68] Tinalley String Quartet

[69] Tippett Quartet at AllMusic

[70] Tyburn String Quartet

[71] Tommasini, Anthony (22 January 2013). "A Champion of Dutch Composers Comes Ashore Without Much Flash". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[72] "Villiers Quartet Lunchtime Concert". University of Oxford. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[73] Battey, Robert (21 March 2011). "The Vogler Quartet, an exhilarating musical experience". The Washington Post.

[74] Wihan Quartet

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African	Soweto
American	Alexander Ancora Artaria Audubon Berkshire Blair Borromeo Boston Brentano Brooklyn Rider Calder Carpe Diem Cassatt Cavani Chiara Ciompi Cleveland Clinton Composers Concord Corigliano Curtis Del Sol Dover Emerson Enso Escher Esterhazy Ethel Fine Arts Flonzaley FLUX Formosa Fred Sherry Fry Street Guarneri Hampton Harlem Hawthorne Hollywood JACK Juilliard Kneisel Kronos Laclede LaSalle Miami Midnight Miró New Hungarian New World Oberlin Orion Pacifica Paganini Perolé Philadelphia Pro Arte San Francisco Section Soldier Sonus Stanford Takács Tokyo Turtle Island Vermeer Vitamin Yale Ying Zoellner
Asian & Oceanic	Australian Bond Goldner Jade New Zealand Shanghai T'ang Zephyr
Austrian	Alban Berg ALEA Barylli Hagen Hellmesberger Kolisch Mosaïques radio.string.quartet.vienna Rosé Schuppanzigh
British	Aeolian Alberni Allegri Amadeus Arditti Badke Balanescu Belcea Bond 3rd Brodsky 2nd Adolph Brodsky Coull Demon Strings Duke Element Endellion Escala Fitzwilliam Gabrieli Griller Kutcher Lindsay London Maggini Medici Methera Philharmonia Philharmonic RaVen Regent Sacconi Salomon Smith Spencer Dyke Stratton Virtuoso
Canadian	Amati Annex Bozzini Conservatory Dubois New Orford St. Lawrence Toronto Vaghy
Czech	Bohemian Janáček Kocian Martinů Panocha Pavel Haas Prague Pražák Ševčík-Lhotský Smetana Talich Vlach New Vlach Wihan
Eastern European	Atom Moyzes Silesian Zagreb
French	Arpeggione Béla Capet Ébène Krettly Loewenguth Modigliani Pascal Prima Vista Ysaÿe
German	Amar 1st Adolph Brodsky Busch Fanny Mendelssohn Gewandhaus Henschel Ludwig Schuster Melos Müller Brothers Petersen Rosamunde Signum Vogler
Hungarian	Bartók Budapest (1886) Budapest (1917) Carmine Corvinus Danubius Festetics Hungarian Kodály Léner Takács Tátrai Végh
Irish	RTÉ Vanbrugh
Israeli	Ariel Aviv Carmel Jerusalem
Italian	Cremona Italiano
Mexican	Latinoamericano
Northern European	Galatea Oslo Vertavo Ysaÿe
Russian	Atrium Beethoven Borodin Komitas Kopelman Nevsky St. Petersburg Shostakovich Taneyev
Spanish	Casals Barcelona
List of string quartet ensembles