NOVO Quartet (string quartet) – Geneva Competition
The NOVO Quartet made a lasting impression at the 2023 Geneva International Music Competition, earning first prize alongside four other awards. This recent achievement follows…
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Lebrecht Weekly | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
If it’s summer music you’re after, it doesn’t come much sunnier than this. Castelnuovo-Tedesco – it translates as Newcastle German – was a Florentine who traced his lineage to the Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492.
CD Review | Portraits, Emily Carr String Quartet (Leaf Music)
The Emily Carr String Quartet specializes in contemporary musical repertoire and has chosen to adopt the name of a local painter.
CD Review | Recurrence (Leaf Music, 2023)
Recurrence is a collaboration between members of the ICOT (Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto) Chamber Orchestra, the New Orford String Quartet and two eminent Canadian composers.
Despax Quartet: A Family Affair
A refined product of Gatineau’s Conservatoire de musique, the Despax Quartet is a veritable musical sensation that the Gatineau region can be proud of. The…
MISQA: Spells Tradition
By John DelvaIn its third year, the Montreal International String Quartet Academy (MISQA) unites some of the foremost young string quartets from around the world…
