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Takács Quartet

Wigmore Hall, 27-May-2024 / 13:00

Wigmore Hall, 19-May-2024 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 16-Oct-2023 / 19:30

Favourite pieces

Bartók's String Quartet No. 6 BB119 performed in 2022 (November, 16) and 2019 (May, 15).

Beethoven's String Quartet in D major Op. 18 No. 3 performed in 2017 and 2016 (February, 3).

Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4 performed in 2017 and 2013 (November, 11).

Beethoven's String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5 performed in 2017 and 2017.

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso' performed in 2022 (November, 16) and 2017.

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 12 in Eb Op. 127 performed in 2022 (November, 14), 2017 and 2014 (May, 12).

Beethoven's String Quartet in Bb Op. 130 performed in 2017 and 2014 (November, 10).

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 131 performed in 2017 and 2013 (May).

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 in A minor Op. 132 performed in 2021 (November 8), 2017 and 2014 (May, 10).

Wigmore Hall, 15-Oct-2023 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in D Op. 71 No. 2

Wigmore Hall, 17-May-2023 / 19:30

  • Haydn

Wigmore Hall, 15-May-2023 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in F Op. 77 No. 2
  • Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E flat
  • Schubert: String Quartet in G D887

Wigmore Hall, 16-Nov-2022 / 19:30

  • Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 25
  • Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106

Wigmore Hall, 14-Nov-2022 / 19:30

  • Beethoven, String Quartets: No. 5, No. 11 and No. 12

Wigmore Hall, 9-Nov-2021 / 19:30

  • Mozart: String Quartet in D minor K421
  • Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit
  • Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From my life'

Wigmore Hall, 8-Nov-2021 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in F Minor Op. 20 No. 5
  • Janáček: String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
  • Beethoven: Quartet No. 15 Op. 132

Wigmore Hall, 5th and 7th of November 2019 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in C Op. 33 No. 3 'The Bird'
  • Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 BB75
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13

The Takács quartet's concerts, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic

On the 20th of January 2022 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 19th of January 2022 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 12th of November 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 10th of November 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 11th and 13th of May 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.

The quartet and pianist Garrick Ohlsson performed 5 Improvisations Op. 148 and Piano Quintet Op. 67 by Amy Beach, Elgar's May Song, Serenade for piano and Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84 at the Wigmore Hall on the 17th of May 2019.

Wigmore Hall, 15-May-2019 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in G Op. 76 No. 1
  • Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 27

Wigmore Hall, 9-Nov-2018 / 19:30

  • Haydn: String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4
  • Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 BB52
  • Brahms: String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2

Wigmore Hall, 7-Nov-2018 / 19:30

  • Mozart: String Quartet in G K387 (Spring)
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D Op. 83
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80

Jeal, November 2018: 'What endures about the Takács Quartet, year after year, is how equally the four players carry the music. Edward Dusinberre’s violin can soar with absolute freedom above the rest because there’s no need for him to lead; the other three are already there with him.'

Wigmore Hall, 19th and 21st of May 2018

Recital with violaist Louise Williams and cellist Pál Banda

  • Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Op. 70
  • Brahms: String Sextet in G major Op. 36

Wigmore Hall, 13-Nov-2017 / 19:30

Recital with violaist Louise Williams

  • Mozart: String Quartet in B flat major K589 (Prussian)
  • Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 122
  • Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major Op. 87

About the Takács quartet

The Takács Quartet consisting of Edward Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes on violins, Richard O'Neill on viola and András Fejér on cello is in residence at the University of Colorado and are Associate Artists at the Wigmore Hall. Hence the number of concerts at the latter venue.

In June 2020 Richard O'Neill joined the Takács Quartet replacing Geraldine Walther.

Wigmore Hall, 12-Nov-2017 / 19:30

  • Mozart: String Quartet in D major K575 (Prussian)
  • Carl Vine: New work (European première)
  • Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major Op. 67

Wigmore Hall, 5-Feb-2017 / 19:30

  • The Takács Quartet’s first violinist Edward Dusinberre and his colleagues passed on their insights into Beethoven’s art to two postgraduate student ensembles.

Károly Schranz, who after 43 years, retired in April 2018 was replaced by Harumi Rhodes.

The Quartet played all 16 Beethoven's string quartets and Grosse Fuge Op. 133 between the 3rd of February 2017 and the 17th of May 2017 in a series of 6 concerts at the Wigmore Hall.

Wigmore Hall, February and May 2017

  • Quartets: Op. 59 No. 1,2,3, Ops. 130, 74, 135, 127, 132, 131, Op. 18 No. 1-6, Op. 130

Wigmore Hall, 14-May-2016 / 19:30 and 16-May-2016 / 19:30

Recital with violaist Lawrence Power

  • Dvořák:
    • String Quartet in A flat major Op. 105
    • String Quintet in E flat major Op. 97
  • Webern: Langsamer Satz

Wigmore Hall, 3-Feb-2016 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Aleksandar Madžar

Wigmore Hall, 1-Feb-2016 / 19:30

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 18-May-2015 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 2-Feb-2015 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 31-Jan-2015 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 9th and 10th of November 2014

Wigmore Hall, 12-May-2014 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 10-May-2014 / 19:30

The quartet won a place in the first Gramophone's Hall of Fame in 2012.

Their Decca recording of Bartók's 'Six String Quartets' won the 1998 Gramophone Award for Best Chamber Music Recording.

The quartet received a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance - a recording of Beethoven's String Quartets "Razumovsky" Op. 59 Nos 1,2 and 3 and "Harp" Op. 74 in 2003.

The quartet also received a Grammy Award for their Bartók recording in 1998.

Wigmore Hall, 23rd and 25th of February 2014

Recital with Double bassist Graham Mitchell

  • Dvořák: String Quartet in F 'American'
  • Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata'
  • Dvořák: String Quintet in G Op. 77

Wigmore Hall, 11-Nov-2013 / 13:00

  • Mozart: String Quartet No. 16 in E flat major

Wigmore Hall, 10-Nov-2013 / 19:30

Recital with Lawrence Power

  • Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From my life'
  • Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 (Intimate Letters)

Wigmore Hall, 10-May-2013 / 19:30

Recital with cellist Ralph Kirshbaum