Carducci String Quartet

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The Carducci String Quartet is a string quartet based in the United Kingdom. It consists of Matthew Denton (violin), Michelle Fleming (violin), Eoin Schmidt-Martin, (viola), and Emma Denton (cello). [1]

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The ensemble first played in 1997. It covers a broad range, music with folk origins, classic quartets such as those of Haydn, new works, and they have built a reputation for complete Shostakovich cycles. [2]

They are published on Carducci Classics, [3] and on Naxos. [4]

They have received positive reviews of their performances from The Times [5] and The Guardian . [6]

Awards

The quartet has won international competitions including Concert Artists Guild International Competition USA 2007 [7] and First Prize at Finland's Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition 2004. [8] In 2016, they won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for their Shostakovich Quartets. [9]

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References

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  2. "About the Carducci String Quartet – Carducci Quartet" . Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. "Carducci Classics". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. "Carducci String Quartet- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  5. Franks, Rebecca. "Carducci Quartet review — immaculate tuning, unshakeable tempos and sensitive dynamics". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  6. Guardian (10 August 2015). "Carducci Quartet/Shostakovich 15 review – truly extraordinary stamina in a musical marathon". The Guardian.
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  8. Kamarimusiikki, Kuhmon. "Historia Kuhmon Kamarimusiikki". kuhmofestival.fi. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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