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| Takács Quartet |
| A ** Celebrating 50th anniversary season 2024 /2025 ** |
| Born | |
| USA, Europe | |
| Studies | |
| USA, Europe | |
| Highlights | |
| 2011 Award for Chamber Music and Song presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society in London 2012 Gramophone Hall of Fame 2014 Wigmore Hall Medal | |
| Prizes | |
| 1998 Gramophone Award, Grammy Award, Disc of the Year, Chamber Award of the BBC Music Magazines, 2 Gramophone Awards, 3 Japanese Record Academy Awards, Chamber Music of America Award | |
| Recordings | |
| Hyperion Records, DECCA, Presto | |
| Short Biography | |
Edward Dusinberre | violin Harumi Rhodes | violin Richard O'Neill | viola András Fejér | cello Recent winners of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2021, Chamber category, the Takács Quartet is recognised as one of the world’s leading string quartets, performing regularly in Europe, Asia and Australasia, and giving over 30 concerts each season in North America. The Takács Quartet was formed in 1975 at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest by Gabor Takács-Nagy, Károly Schranz, Gabor Ormai and András Fejér, while all four were students. The group received international attention in 1977, winning First Prize and the Critics’ Prize at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France. The Quartet also won the Gold Medal at the 1978 Portsmouth and Bordeaux Competitions and First Prizes at the Budapest International String Quartet Competition in 1978 and the Bratislava Competition in 1981. The Quartet made its North American debut tour in 1982. Members of the Takács Quartet are the grateful beneficiaries of an instrument loan by the Drake Foundation. They are grateful to be Thomastik-Infeld Artists. 2024/2025 We request that you reprint this biography without alteration. Omissions and changes are only permitted after consultation with the agency. Please use only material from the current season, thank you. office@msbuhl.com | |
