List of string quartet ensembles

This is a list of recognized string quartets (i.e. groups of musical performers), current or past, in alphabetical order. It does not include the names of musical quartet compositions.

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References

Gerald Elias Adjunct Professor, Violin music.utah.edu, accessed 12 February 2022
"American String Quartet | About". American String Quartet. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
"Bachblüten". Tagesspiegel (in German). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Euclid Quartet www.euclidquartet.com, accessed 12 February 2022
Entheos String Quartet www.entheosstringquartet.com
"Home | Jupiter String Quartet". Jupiter Quartet.
"The London Haydn Quartet". www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments/concerts. Yale University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Квартет герцога Мекленбургского (Russian Wikipedia)
Schweitzer, Vivien (4 October 2011). "Borodin Glows in an Intimate Salon". The New York Times.
CD Reviews 24: Complete String Quartets, Shostakovich String Quartet dschjournal.com, accessed 12 December 2022
Квартет имени Шостаковича Shostakovich Quartet www.belcanto.ru, accessed 12 December 2022
"Balalaika Ensemble Quartet SKAZ Russia - official site of the Group". www.skaz1.com.
Tommasini, Anthony (22 January 2013). "A Champion of Dutch Composers Comes Ashore Without Much Flash". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

A. Eaglefield-Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924) (pre-1924 entries)
R.D. Darrell, The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music (New York 1936)
J.R. Bennett, Smetana on 3000 Records (Oakwood Press, 1974)
E. Sackville-West and D. Shawe-Taylor, The Record Year 2 (Collins, London 1953)

External links

Website listing quartets and members

[1] Gerald Elias Adjunct Professor, Violin music.utah.edu, accessed 12 February 2022

[2] "American String Quartet | About". American String Quartet. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

[Tagesspiegel_2014-3] "Bachblüten". Tagesspiegel (in German). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[4] Euclid Quartet www.euclidquartet.com, accessed 12 February 2022

[5] Entheos String Quartet www.entheosstringquartet.com

[6] "Home | Jupiter String Quartet". Jupiter Quartet.

[7] "The London Haydn Quartet". www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments/concerts. Yale University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[8] Квартет герцога Мекленбургского (Russian Wikipedia)

[9] Schweitzer, Vivien (4 October 2011). "Borodin Glows in an Intimate Salon". The New York Times.

[10] CD Reviews 24: Complete String Quartets, Shostakovich String Quartet dschjournal.com, accessed 12 December 2022

[11] Квартет имени Шостаковича Shostakovich Quartet www.belcanto.ru, accessed 12 December 2022

[12] "Balalaika Ensemble Quartet SKAZ Russia - official site of the Group". www.skaz1.com.

[13] Tommasini, Anthony (22 January 2013). "A Champion of Dutch Composers Comes Ashore Without Much Flash". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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