| Music Encyclopedia: Emerson String Quartet |
American string quartet, formed in 1976, as the professional continuation of a student quartet at the Juilliard School, led by Eugene Drucker (b 1952). It made its début in Alice Tully Hall, New York in 1979 and its international début in Spoleto in 1981. Admired for its impeccable ensemble, elegance of style and uniform virtuosity, the quartet is noted for its performances of contemporary works, and its Bartók recordings have won international awards.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Emerson Quartet |
| Origin | New York, 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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| Former members | |
| Guillermo Figueroa, viola (1976-1977) Eric Wilson, cello (1976-1979) |
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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. Violinists Drucker and Setzer alternate as first and second violinists.
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Finckel frequently performs with his wife, pianist
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