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Carducci String Quartet

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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, their performance of Philip Glass's Third String Quartet in March 2021 was described by The Times: The Carduccis pulled off the trick here, with immaculate tuning, unshakeable tempos and sensitive dynamics. Even if they didn’t convince me that it was a masterpiece, I was left feeling that there’s no string quartet I’d rather hear play Glass.[8]

In August 2015, the 40th anniversary of the composer, Shostakovich's death they performed a whole day cycle of his string quartets at the Globe in London. The Guardian's Erica Jeal, wrote: The Carduccis maintained astonishing intensity, right through to the focused stillness of No 15. This was, as advertised, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime event, and next to it everyone else’s Shostakovich anniversary programming seems merely dutiful. [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". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  9. ^ Guardian. "Carducci Quartet/Shostakovich 15 review – truly extraordinary stamina in a musical marathon".