Chilingirian Quartet

The Chilingirian Quartet is a British string quartet. It gave its first public concert in Cambridge in 1972. By the time the quartet celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, there had been various changes in the line-up. However, it has continued to be led by Levon Chilingirian.

History

Founded in 1971 in London,[https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A1063 Chilingirian Quartet]. Hyperion it became a resident quartet of the University of Liverpool (1973–1976)Tetlow, H. Chilingirian Quartet in Liverpool, The Guardian, 19 Oct 1973, p.11 after taking lessons with Siegmund Nissel from the Amadeus Quartet. In 1976 they won the International Competition for Young Concert ArtistsGaster, A., International Who's Who in Music, 1980, Melrose Press, Cambridge. p.125 and became resident quartet of the Royal College of Music of London.Notes on the Arts, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 Nov 1992, p.65

= Festival appearances =

The quartet had a long-term association with the Lake District Summer Music Festival from its inception in 1985. They were also involved with the Scottish chamber music festival "Mendelssohn on Mull" of which Levon Chilingirian was artistic director from 2003 to 2016.{{cite web

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Members

Levon Chilingirian* first violin
Mark Butler, Charles Sewart,{{Cite web|url=https://www.purcell-school.org/staff/charles-sewart/|title=Charles Sewart}} Ronald Birks (2009–2020),{{Cite web|url=http://chilingirianquartet.co.uk/biographies/|title=The Players}} second violin
Simon Rowland-Jones*, Csaba Erlalyi (1980–1987), Louise Williams (1987–), [https://susiemeszaros.com Susie Mészáros], Asdis Valdimarsdottir, viola{{Cite web|url=http://chilingirianquartet.co.uk/biographies/|title=The Players}}
Philip De Groote*{{cite news | url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/philip-de-groote-founding-cellist-of-chilingirian-quartet-dies-at-68/7692.article | title=Philip De Groote, founding cellist of Chilingirian Quartet, dies at 68 | work=The Strad | date=2018-03-29 | accessdate=2018-11-25}} Stephen Orton (2013– ) {{Cite web|url=http://chilingirianquartet.co.uk/biographies/|title=The Players}} cello

Note: * = founder member

Premieres

Mouvement pour quatuor à cordes 1988 by Alain Daniel.[http://alaindaniel.fr/ Alain Daniel] Homepage
Closer 1988 by Frédérick Martin

Recordings

Amongst other recordings a box set of LPs of Schubert's last three quartets was issued by Nimbus Records on Nimbus2301/2/3 from 1978 studio performances where Simon Rowland-Jones was the violist.

Source

Alain Pâris, Dictionnaire des interprètes, series Bouquins, Éditions Robert Laffont 1989, {{p.|1057}}

References

External links

[http://chilingirianquartet.co.uk/ Chilingirian Quartet] Home page
[https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/833820-Chilingirian-String-Quartet Discography] on Discogs
[https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A1063 Chilingirian Quartet, more details] on Hyperion
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f22b3620-0b9a-4205-8476-fbc5dff8d0e4 Chilingirian Quartet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125121928/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/f22b3620-0b9a-4205-8476-fbc5dff8d0e4 |date=2018-11-25 }} (BBC)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1G0hsAUJZQ Chilingirian Quartet, Haydn Opus 76 No 3] (YouTube)

Category:British string quartets

Category:Musical groups established in 1971