ESCHER STRING QUARTET
Adam Barnett-Hart violin
Aaron Boyd violin
Pierre LaPointe viola
Brook Speltz cello
Borodin String Quartet No 2 in D major
Shostakovich Quartet No 9 in E flat
Tchaikovsky Quartet No 1 in D major
This is full-blooded quartet playing in the grand, classic manner: extrovert and eloquent... hugely engaging music-making: BBC Music Magazine
The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms, at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as Artists of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Within months of its inception in 2005, the ensemble came to the attention of key musical figures worldwide. Championed by the Emerson Quartet, the Escher Quartet was invited by both Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman to be Quartet in Residence at each artist’s summer festival: the Young Artists Programme at Canada’s National Arts Centre; and the Perlman Chamber Music Programme on Shelter Island, NY.
The Escher Quartet has made a distinctive impression throughout Europe, with recent debuts including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus and Les Grands Interprètes series in Geneva. Last season also saw debuts at London’s Kings Place.
