St. Petersburg String Quartet
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St.Petersburg String Quartet (formed 1985) is a Russia
n string quartet
, that alongside the Borodin String Quartet represents the great Russian tradition of the string quartet playing.
Their interpretations and recordings of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Borodin
, Prokofiev and Glazunov
string quartets are considered to be of the finest and have brought them a wide popularity among music lovers worldwide. Their recordings can be found on Sony
, Melodiya
, Hyperion
, Delos
, Dorian and Marquis labels.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
, that alongside the Borodin String Quartet represents the great Russian tradition of the string quartet playing.
Their interpretations and recordings of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Borodin
Borodin
Borodin , or Borodina is a Russian last name and may refer to:*Alexander Borodin , Russian composer and chemist*Alexander Parfeniyevich Borodin, Russian scientist in the field of rail transport...
, Prokofiev and Glazunov
Alexander Glazunov
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov was a Russian composer of the late Russian Romantic period, music teacher and conductor...
string quartets are considered to be of the finest and have brought them a wide popularity among music lovers worldwide. Their recordings can be found on Sony
Sony Classical Records
Sony Classical Records was started in 1927 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of the American Columbia Records. In 1948, it issued the first commercially successful long-playing 12" record...
, Melodiya
Melodiya
Melodiya is a Russian record label. It was the state-owned major record company/label of the Soviet Union.-History:It was established in 1964 as the "All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya"...
, Hyperion
Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label.-History:The company was named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980. Early LP releases included rarely recorded 20th century British music by...
, Delos
Delos International
Delos International is an American record label. Based in Hollywood, California, it specializes in publishing classical music. The Delos recording label was founded in 1973 by Amelia S. Haygood , one of the most prominent figures in the classical recording industry...
, Dorian and Marquis labels.
Current members
- Alla Aranovskaya - 1st violin (founding member)
- Evgeny Zvonnikov - 2nd violin
- Boris Vayner - Viola
- Leonid Shukaev - 'cello (founding member)