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- ↑ "Isabel Charisius wird offiziell Mitglied des Alban Berg Quartetts" [Isabel Charisius officially becomes a member of the Alban Berg Quartet]. musicaustria.at. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Eine Musiklegende geht in Ruhestand / Das Wiener Alban Berg Quartett löst sich nach 37 Jahren auf" [A music legend retires / The Viennese Alban Berg Quartet is disbanding after 37 years]. klassikinfo.de. 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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