Borodin Quartet

Quartet is universally recognised for its genuine Upcoming highlights include performances at the interpretation of Russian music, generating Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Konzerthaus, critical acclaim all over the world; the Frankfurter Gewandhaus zu , Kanazawa Spring Green Allgemeine Zeitung writes about them “here we Festival, Kissinger Sommer Festival, Shostakovich have not four individual players, but a single Tage Gohrisch, the Russian Seasons Festival in Aix- sixteen-stringed instrument of great virtuosity”. en-Provence, Minnesota Beethoven Festival, and Toronto Summer Music; along with tours of Korea The Quartet's connection with Shostakovich's and China. chamber music is intensely personal, since it was stimulated by a close relationship with the The Quartet’s first release on the Onyx label, composer, who personally supervised its study of featuring Borodin, Schubert, Webern and each of his quartets. Widely regarded as definitive Rachmaninov, was nominated for a Grammy in interpretations, the Quartet’s cycles of the 2005 in the “Best Chamber Performance” complete Shostakovich's quartets have been category. The Borodin Quartet has produced a rich “[…] their almost preternatural ability performed all over the world, including Vienna, heritage of recordings over several decades, for to synchronise as though they were Zurich, Frankfurt, Madrid, Lisbon, Seville, London, labels including EMI, RCA and Teldec, including the Paris and New York. The idea of performing a Complete Beethoven quartets for CHANDOS. The one single instrument.” complete cycle of Shostakovich's quartets Quartet’s recording of the complete Shostakovich The Independent originated with the Borodin Quartet. In recent String Quartet Cycle for Decca was released in seasons, the ensemble has returned to a broader September 2018, following the first release in the repertoire, including works by Schubert, cycle, a dedicated 70th anniversary CD (of string Prokofiev, Borodin and Tchaikovsky, while quartets Nos.1, 8, and 14), released in March 2015. continuing to be welcomed and acclaimed at major venues throughout the world. Valid for use until 31 August 2021 The Borodin Quartet was formed in 1945 by four For updated versions please contact students from the Conservatory and [email protected] remains one of the very few existing established chamber ensembles with uninterrupted longevity. The world has changed beyond recognition since 1945; the Borodin Quartet, meanwhile, has retained its commitment to tonal Ruben Aharonian - violin beauty, technical excellence and penetrating Sergei Lomovsky - violin musicianship. The ensemble’s cohesion and Igor Naidin - viola vision have survived successive changes in Vladimir Balshin – cello personnel, thanks not least to the common legacy shared by its members from their training at the . The current members of the Quartet are Ruben Aharonian, Sergei Lomovsky, Igor Naidin and Vladimir Balshin. For more than seventy years, the Borodin Quartet has been celebrated for its insight and In addition to performing quartets, the Borodin authority in the chamber music repertoire. Quartet regularly joins forces with other Revered for its searching performances of distinguished musicians to further explore the Beethoven and Shostakovich, the Quartet is chamber music repertoire. Their partners have equally at home in music ranging from Mozart to included Sviatoslav Richter, Yuri Stravinsky. Bashmet, Michael Collins, Alexei Volodin, Barry Douglas, Mario Brunello, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Described by the Daily Telegraph Australia as “the , Boris Berezovsky, and Russian grand masters”, the Borodin Quartet’s Nikolai Lugansky. particular affinity with Russian repertoire is based on constant promotion, performances and The Quartet also regularly receives invitations to recording of the pillars of Russian string quartet give masterclasses, and to serve as jury members music - Borodin, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, at major international competitions. as well as Glinka, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Schnittke. The

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