Dover Quartet

The Dover Quartet is an American string quartet. It was formed at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008[1] by graduates of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Rice University Shepherd School of Music.[2] Its name is taken from the piece Dover Beach by Samuel Barber.[3] The quartet consists of violinists Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violist Milena Pajaro-Van de Stadt, and cellist Camden Shaw.[2][3] In 2020, the quartet was appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music as ensemble-in-residence.[2][1] Additionally, they hold residencies with the Kennedy Center, Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, Artosphere, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, and Peoples’ Symphony Concerts in New York.[3]

Discography

The Dover Quartet has released two albums on Cedille Records: "Tribute: Dover Quartet Plays Mozart" and "Voices of Defiance".[4]

Awards

The Dover Quartet was a top prizewinner at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, at which they won every prize. They have also been named the Cleveland Quartet Award-winner, and have received the Avery Fisher Career Grant.[3][5][6][7] The quartet was nominated for the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for their recording of Robert Schumann's string quartets.[8]

References
  1. 2020-08-07T11:35:00+01:00. "Dover Quartet joins Curtis Institute of Music Faculty as Ensemble in Residence". The Strad. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  2. Channel, The Violin (2020-08-05). "VC Artist Dover Quartet Appointed to Curtis Institute of Music Faculty". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. "About". Dover Quartet. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. "Discography". Dover Quartet. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. "The Avery Fisher Career Grants | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts". www.aboutlincolncenter.org. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  6. "Cleveland Quartet Award | Chamber Music America". www.chamber-music.org. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  7. "Dallas Chamber Symphony and Dover Quartet open two concert series". Dallas News. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  8. "2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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