Critically acclaimed as one of America's leading ensembles, The Manhattan String Quartet is celebrating its 39th season. Hailed by Michael Steinberg of the Boston Globe as “a national treasure”, the Manhattan Quartet has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America. In the autumn of 2005, the Quartet made its first tour of Asia and played to sold-out houses in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan. Notable among its many recordings is the complete cycle of 15 Shostakovich string quartets which TIME Magazine called “One of the most important musical events of 1991”.

Well known for their performances of 20th-century “classics”, the Manhattan String Quartet has established a significant international reputation as today’s pre-eminent interpreter of the fifteen string quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich. Recent performances of this complete cycle have been presented in New York City at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Town Hall and the Kaye Playhouse of Hunter College; in Paris on French National Radio; at the International Shostakovich Festival in Troy, NY; and in college and university settings throughout the United States. 

 "Passionate and ultimately exhilarating" (The Washington Times)

"These players respond with wicked glee and terrific rhythmic snap" (Los Angeles Times)

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