The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. The Quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings, and has been honored with nine GRAMMYs® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award. They have worked with some of today’s most esteemed composers to premiere new works, and have partnered with soloists such as Renée Fleming, Barbara Hannigan, Evgeny Kissin, Emanuel Ax, and Yefim Bronfman, to name a few.
The Emerson String Quartet will say goodbye to their listeners on October 22, 2023, from the CMS of Lincoln Center stage
Symphony Center
Walker: Lyric for Strings Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2
Salle Bourgie
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Dvorak: Piano Quintet Op. 81
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
With Soprano Renée Fleming
The Emerson String Quartet makes its PENTATONE debut with a recording of Schumann’s three string quartets.
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