TheDover Quartet is an Americanstring quartet. It was formed at theCurtis Institute of Music in 2008[1] and its members are graduates of both the Curtis Institute of Music and theRice University Shepherd School of Music.[2] Its name is taken from the pieceDover Beach bySamuel Barber, who also studied at Curtis.[3] The Dover Quartet was appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music as the Penelope P. Watkinsensemble-in-residence in 2020.[2][1] Additionally, they hold a teaching residency at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.[3]
Dover Quartet | |
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.jpg) Dover Quartet (2014) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Genres | Classical Music |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Cedille Records, Azica Records |
| Members |
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| Past members | Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (2008-2022)Hezekiah Leung (2022-2023) |
| Website | https://www.doverquartet.com/ |
In 2021,BBC Music Magazine named the Dover Quartet one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years.[4] The quartet has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.[5]
The Dover Quartet has collaborated with artists such as Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnaton, Ray Chen, the Escher Quartet, Edgar Meyer, Anthony McGill, the late Peter Serkin, and Roomful of Teeth. They have performed the premiere performances of works by composers such as Caroline Shaw, Mason Bates, Marc Neikrug, Steven Mackey, and Gabriella Smith.[6]
The founding members of the quartet areviolinists Joel Link and Bryan Lee,violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, andcellist Camden Shaw.[2][3] Violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt stepped down from the quartet in August 2022, and was replaced by Hezekiah Leung in a one-year appointment for the 2022-2023 season. In February 2023, the quartet announced that violist Julianne Lee would join the quartet as a full member starting in the fall of 2023.[7] Lee has announced that she will leave the ensemble at the end of the 2024-25 season. She will continue to tour with the quartet until June 2025.[8]
Discography
editThe Dover Quartet has released three albums on Cedille Records:Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart,Voices of Defiance, andBeethoven Complete String Quartets, Volume 1 – The Opus 18 Quartets. Their fourth albumEncores was released in 2021 in collaboration with Brooklyn Classical (also known as the popular piano and cello groupBrooklyn Duo). The album was made up of 10 popular classical movements.[9]
References
edit- ^ab2020-08-07T11:35:00+01:00."Dover Quartet joins Curtis Institute of Music Faculty as Ensemble in Residence".The Strad. RetrievedAugust 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^abcChannel, The Violin (August 5, 2020)."VC Artist Dover Quartet Appointed to Curtis Institute of Music Faculty".The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. RetrievedAugust 17, 2020.
- ^abc"About".Dover Quartet. RetrievedAugust 17, 2020.
- ^"10 greatest string quartet ensembles of all time".Classical Music. RetrievedOctober 6, 2023.
- ^"Dover Quartet | Artist | GRAMMY.com".www.grammy.com. RetrievedOctober 6, 2023.
- ^"Dover Quartet".Curtis Institute of Music. RetrievedOctober 6, 2023.
- ^https://www.curtis.edu/news/the-dover-quartet-names-julianne-lee-as-new-violist/
- ^"Dover Quartet violist announces departure".The Strad. RetrievedNovember 15, 2024.
- ^Curtis Institute Of Music."Dover Quartet Biography"(PDF).