Atrium String Quartet is a Russian

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

and one of the leading young ensembles. Quartet founded in 2000 in

St Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. Atrium Quartet is the prize-winner of several International Competitions including First Prizes of IX London International String Quartet Competition in 2003 and VII Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2007. Recordings (

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, Zig-Zag Territoires
Oclassica
Columna Musica, Profil Haenssler) of the quartet include works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy,

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

, Tchaikovsky, Yuri Falik and Jordi Cervelló (his "A Bach" and "St Petersburg" quartets dedicated to the members of the Atrium Quartet). In 2013 Quartet performed all 15 quartets by Dmitry Shostakovich in one single day. Concerts of this unique project called "Shostakovich Marathon" took place in Japan, Iceland, France and Germany. The members of the quartet uses all-gut strings for the 19th century repertoire, including Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Russian-born quartet currently resides in Berlin, Germany

Members

* Violin I: Nikita Boriso-Glebsky (from 2017) Sergey Malov (2015-2017); Alexey Naumenko (2000-2015) * Violin II: Anton Ilyunin, (since 2000) * Viola: Dmitry Pitulko (since 2004); Dmitry Usov (2000-2004) * Violoncello: Anna Gorelova (since 2000)

External links

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