The Carducci String Quartet consist of Matthew Denton (violin), Michelle Fleming (violin), Eoin Schmidt-Martin, (viola), and Emma Denton (cello).[1]

The ensemble first played in 1997, and have won international competitions including Concert Artists Guild International Competition USA 2007 [2] and First Prize at Finland's Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition 2004.[3]

Their work covers a broad range, new works, music with folk origins, classic quartets such as Haydn and they have built a reputation for complete Shostakovich cycles.[4]

In 2016, they won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for their Shostakovich Quartets.[5]

They are published on Carducci Classics,[6] and on Naxos.[7]

They have received positive reviews of their performances from The Times[8] and The Guardian.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "About the Carducci String Quartet – Carducci Quartet". Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ↑ Kamarimusiikki, Kuhmon. "Historia Kuhmon Kamarimusiikki". kuhmofestival.fi. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. ↑ "About the Carducci String Quartet – Carducci Quartet". Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Chamber Music and Song: Past Winners". Royal Philharmonic Society. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Carducci Classics". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. ↑ "Carducci String Quartet- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  8. ↑ Franks, Rebecca. "Carducci Quartet review — immaculate tuning, unshakeable tempos and sensitive dynamics". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  9. ↑ Guardian (10 August 2015). "Carducci Quartet/Shostakovich 15 review – truly extraordinary stamina in a musical marathon". The Guardian.
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