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WATCH: The Emerson String Quartet perform Ravel at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Medici.TV
From their farewell tour, watch "America's quartet" in their final concert at Paris's Fondation LV
The Emerson String Quartet bid adieu to a 47-year-long career on NPR's Tiny Desk
On October 20, The ESQ took to Tiny Desk to perform one of the last concerts of their career
The Emerson String Quartet to release their final album Infinite Voyage, on September 8 with Alpha Classics
Evoking the lifelong journey for the four musicians and their lasting friendship with Hannigan
Announcing the Final Farewell concerts: October 21-22, 2023
The Emerson String Quartet will say goodbye to their listeners on October 22, 2023, from the CMS of Lincoln Center stage
The Emerson String Quartet announce feature length documentary, LATE STYLE: THE FINAL NOTES OF THE EMERSON QUARTET
Approaching the end of an almost five decade-long, one of the foremost string quartets in the world looks back...
The Emerson String Quartet announces their Farewell Season Performance Dates
After more than four decades of performing together, the Emerson String Quartet embarks on their Farewell Tour
“America’s string quartet” will bid farewell after 47 years together
The members of the Emerson Quartet have decided enough Mozart and Brahms and Beethoven is enough
Emerson String Quartet to disband in 2023
The Emerson String Quartet, the incomparable American ensemble, will disband at the October 2023
NY Times: Celebrated String Quartet Will Disband, Ending 47-Year Run
The Emerson String Quartet, known for its energy and nuance, will retire in 2023 so its members can pursue...
Emerson Quartet Releases New Schumann Recording
The Emerson String Quartet, widely regarded as one of the world’s premier chamber...
Emerson Quartet Performs 3-Concert Series with Lincoln Center's Great Performers
The Emerson String Quartet embarks on a three-concert series at Lincoln Center's Great Performers
Season Preview
The Emerson String Quartet stands apart in the history of string quartets with unparalleled list of achievements.
Emerson String Quartet 2018-2019 Season Highlights
The Emerson String Quartet stands apart in the history of string quartets with unparalleled list of achievements.
Emerson String Quartet to Premiere The Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy
The Emerson String Quartet will be at world premiere of Shostakovich and The Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy.
Emerson String Quartet Celebrates 40th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall
The Emerson String Quartet returns to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium on May 7 at 3 PM.
ESQ To Release Chaconnes and Fantasias: Music of Britten and Purcell
The Emerson String Quartet celebrates its 40th season this year and presents a new recording.
Lawrence Dutton Interviewed by Westchester Magazine
We speak to the Quartet's violinist to understand their connection to the county
Emerson String Quartet Graces Cover of Strings
The Emerson String Quartet are featured in November's edition of Strings Magazine.
40th Anniversary Season, 2016-2017
The Emerson String Quartet’s 40th Anniversary -- named “America’s greatest quartet” by TIME Magazine.
Emerson Quartet Gives Three-Concert Series with Lincoln Center's Great Performers
The Emerson String Quartet performs a three-part series “Passing the Torch”
Emerson Quartet Set To Receive Richard J. Bogomolny Award
The Emerson String Quartet, will receive the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award.
NPR
Emerson String Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert
Just two days after we [NPR] captured this performance, the band played its final concert together in New York, where it all began in 1976 when a couple Juilliard students thought putting together a string quartet might be a fun idea. Forty-some albums, nine Grammys and countless concerts later, we were honored to document one of the band's last performances.
The Strad
Photo gallery: the Emerson Quartet’s final concert
After 44 seasons comprising thousands of concerts on multiple continents, dozens of recordings, and definitive performances of great repertoire, the Emerson Quartet said goodbye to its listeners in its final concert, hosted by the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Center in New York.
The New York Times
Review: The Great Emerson String Quartet Takes Its Final Bow
A pillar of chamber music for nearly a half-century, the Emerson players bid farewell with Beethoven’s Opus 130 and Schubert’s String Quintet.
Financial Times
Five stars for Emerson String Quartet’s farewell concerts in New York
They went out with two peaks of the repertoire, Beethoven’s Op 130 and Schubert’s C major
Forbes
Emerson String Quartet To Play Final Performance At Lincoln Center
The legendary Emerson String Quartet will play its final performance this afternoon at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.
Classical Voice North America
As The Emerson Exits, Several Fine Quartets Are Poised To Ascend
After presenting two culminating concerts Oct. 21 and 22 at New York’s Alice Tully Hall, the Emerson String Quartet will disband after 47 years, having earned an unquestioned place among the great such ensembles of the last 100 years.
The New York Times
After 47 Years, the Emerson Quartet Has One More Weekend
The group, famed for its rich vitality, easy power and a vast repertory that it recorded prolifically and toured tirelessly, is saying farewell.
The New Yorker
The Emerson Quartet Goes the Way of One Direction
On their farewell tour, two members of the distinguished string group ponder companionship and the merits (or not) of their namesake, Ralph Waldo.
WCAI Radio
The Emerson String Quartet performing their "Cape Farewell" this week
The group's violist Lawrence Dutton spoke with CAI ahead of the quartet's final performance in Massachusetts.
The Aspen Times
Emerson String Quartet returns to Aspen one final time in its last tour after 47 years together
Emerson String Quartet returns to perform its last on the same stage they inaugurated in 1993: Harris Concert Hall.
The Provincetown Independent
The Provincetown Independent: The Emerson Quartet Says Goodbye
“There’s a time for everything,” says Lawrence Dutton, violist of the Emerson Quartet. After 47 years of touring, the renowned string quartet will disband in October. Their performance at the First Congregational Church in Chatham on Friday, part of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, will be the quartet’s last Massachusetts stop on their farewell tour.
BTW Berkshires
Emerson String Quartet performs final Tanglewood concert
The internationally acclaimed Emerson String Quartet are turning to a composer they have explored in many dimensions, as they come to Tanglewood — in one of their last performances. They have announced a natural retirement for the group at the end of this season, after more than 40 years of music.
WAMC
Emerson Quartet Farewell Season concerts at Tanglewood and Manchester Music Festivals
Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. Their farewell tour will bring them to Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood on 6/28 and to the Manchester Music Festival on 6/29.
The Boston Globe
After more than four decades, a distinguished quartet bows out
Founded in 1976, the Emerson String Quartet plans a proper farewell in Jordan Hall concert this Sunday.
WBUR
The Emerson String Quartet says goodbye to Boston as the door swings open to the Danes
The Fab Four of classical music are to be no more.
The Washington Post
Emerson String Quartet launches its long goodbye at Wolf Trap
The esteemed ensemble kicked off its farewell tour at the Barns with a program pairing two of Beethoven’s most expressive quartets
Classical Voice North America
Amid Old Friends Again, Emerson Quartet Offers Farewell To Remember
The Emerson String Quartet, which retires from the concert stage at the end of this season, played an eloquent valedictory program Dec. 4 for Vancouver’s Friends of Chamber Music, which has long been the ensemble’s host on Canada’s West Coast.
The Strad
'Go where there is no path and leave a trail’ - Emerson Quartet: We journey together
As the Emerson Quartet embarks on its final tour, the members talk to Bruce Hodges about their instruments, their future and their past as one of the great string quartets
Toronto Star
The Emerson String Quartet embarks on a final coda — and leaves behind an enduring legacy
Arguably America’s greatest string quartet, the ensemble played its final concert in Toronto on Sunday, part of a farewell tour concluding in New York City
Ravinia: Backstage Blog
A Very High Sort of Strings
The Emerson Quartet gives its valediction as a vessel of vivid imagination
Boston Classical Review
Celebrity Series unveils expansive lineup for 2022-23 season
The Celebrity Series will return in full force next season with a starry array of classical concerts including several programs aimed at diversity and “equity.”
Chicago Sun-Times
Emerson String Quartet — ‘the finest in the world’ — playing Chicago one last time
The quartet is undertaking a kind of farewell tour, which includes what is billed as its final stop in Chicago.
New York Magazine
The Emerson String Quartet’s Coda Begins
A long good-bye after four decades of ensemble stardom.
Strings Magazine
The Emerson String Quartet Celebrates 40 Years
The members of the Emerson Quartet discuss the secrets behind their trailblazing success, their legacy, and what the future holds
New York Times
Celebrated String Quartet Will Disband, Ending 47-Year Run
The Emerson String Quartet, a renowned chamber ensemble known for its lively, nuanced playing, announced...
The New York Times
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love String Quartets
Listen as our writers and some of our favorite artists share music of intimacy, intensity and joy.
The Boston Globe
Exploring a Shostakovich obsession
The Emerson String Quarter in rehearsal for its upcoming "Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy." XI WANG
Westchester Magazine
Q&A: Emerson String Quartet's Lawrence Dutton
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The Washington Post
Renée Fleming, Emerson String Quartet present a rapturous recital of Austrian songs
Emerson String Quartet.
The New York Times
A Venerable Tapestry, Woven Anew
The Emerson String Quartet: from left, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, Paul Watkins and Lawrence Dutton.
NPR
Beethoven's String Quartet Of Transcendence
The Emerson Quartet play Beethoven at the Savannah Music Festival. From left: Philip Setzer, Eugene Drucker, David Finckel and Lawrence Dutton