Alexander String Quartet

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The Alexander String Quartet is a string quartet based in San Francisco. Formed in New York in 1981, the Alexander String Quartet has since 1989 been Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances.{{cite web |url=https://sfperformances.org/performances/2324/gala-performance.html |title= San Francisco Performances Celebrates 35 Years With the Alexander String Quartet}}

In 1982, the Alexander String Quartet was the first string quartet to win the [http://concertartists.org/ Concert Artists Guild] competition.{{cite web|title=Competition Winners Archive|url=http://www.concertartists.org/competition-winners|publisher=concertaritsts.org|accessdate=11 November 2016}} In 1985, the Alexander String Quartet was the first American string quartet to win the Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition (now the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition), winning both the audience prize and the jury's highest prize.{{cite news|title=Music Notes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/07/arts/music-notes-celebrating-american-music.html|work=The New York Times|date=7 July 1985|accessdate=11 November 2016|last1=Page|first1=Tim}}

On 7 April 2023, The Alexander String Quartet released an album entitled "British Invasion" with classical guitarist William Kanengiser.{{cite web |last1=Kanengiser |first1=William |title="British Invastion" Released |url=https://www.kanengiser.com/news/british-invasion-new-album-released |website=William Kanengiser |publisher=William Kanengiser |access-date=2 May 2023}}