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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.
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
This website is seriously the best of the best, and that's all there is to say about it
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