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]
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]
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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