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Parker Quartet

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Parker Quartet
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresClassical
OccupationString quartet
Instrument(s)2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
Years active2002–present
LabelsNaxos, ECM
MembersDaniel Chong, violin I
Ken Hamao, violin II
Jessica Bodner, viola
Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

The Parker Quartet is a string quartet, formed in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The quartet has since travelled to multiple cities, is currently in residence at the University of South Carolina.

History

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The Parker Quartet was founded in 2002 at the New England Conservatory, and enrolled in the Professional String Quartet Program during 2006–2008.[1] They held residencies as Artists-in-Residence at the University of St. Thomas, Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota, Quartet-in-Residence with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Artists-in-Residence with Minnesota Public Radio[2] before becoming the current Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University's Department of Music as Professors of the Practice,[3] as well as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina.[4]

Members

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  • Daniel Chong, violin 1
  • Ken Hamao, violin 2
  • Jessica Bodner, viola
  • Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

Awards

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The Parker Quartet have won the Concert Artists Guild Competition in 2005,[5][6] Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition (now the Vibre! Festival) in 2005,[7] and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award in 2009.[8] Their recording of György Ligeti quartets on Naxos Records won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance in 2011.[9]

Recordings

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  • György Kurtág and Antonín Dvořák with Kim Kashkashian (2021) ECM Records
  • Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18, 59, 74 (2019) Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartets op. 44 nos. 1 & 3 (2016) Nimbus Records
  • Augusta Read Thomas: Of Being is a Bird (2016) Nimbus Records
  • Jeremy Gill: Capriccio (2015) Innova Recordings
  • Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (2009) Naxos Records
  • Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 5 (2008) Zig Zag Records

References

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  1. ^ "Professional String Quartet Program | New England Conservatory". New England Conservatory of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Radio, Minnesota Public. "The Parker Quartet". Classical Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Faculty – Harvard University Department of Music". Harvard University Department of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Parker Quartet Chamber Music Residency - School of Music | University of South Carolina". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Parker Quartet". Vibre ! Festival (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Awardees Archive". Chamber Music America. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Parker Quartet | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.