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Tokyo String Quartet

For thirty years the Tokyo String Quartet has been universally regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world. Such stellar groups only retain their reputation through consistent periods of growth and reassessment, and its current configuration is widely considered to be the finest in its luminescent history.

The Quartet performs two classic programs on this tour, one pairing Haydn with Brahms, the other Beethoven with Mendelssohn. Each pair is contrasted with Carl Vine’s fifth string quartet, commissioned for Musica Viva by its Patron, Kenneth Tribe AC.

Martin Beaver violin

Kikuei Ikeda violin

Kazuhide Isomura viola

Clive Greensmith cello

Superlatives like ‘peerless’ lose their potency by appearing too often in advertising material, but I can think of no better description of the Tokyo String Quartet.
CARL VINE

Musica Viva Australia

Superlatives like ‘peerless’ lose their potency by appearing too often in advertising material, but I can think of no better description of the Tokyo String Quartet.CARL VINE

Superlatives like ‘peerless’ lose their potency by appearing too often in advertising material, but I can think of no better description of the Tokyo String Quartet.
CARL VINE