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Sunday, March 6, 2011

***NEW*** Listen to recent live performances by the Allegri Quartet

woodcut of Gregorio Allegri
 
“…the shimmer and grace and intelligence of this ensemble is riveting”.
The Independent on Sunday
 
 
The Allegri Quartet is Britain's longest-running chamber music ensemble, sustained over six decades by successive generations of the finest international performers. Their reputation for distinctive and stimulating interpretations is rooted in tradition yet alive to contemporary trends.
 
A commitment to refreshing the repertoire had led the Allegris to give more than 60 world premières since 1964, including specially commissioned pieces by leading composers such as James MacMillan, Colin Matthews and Anthony Payne.
 
The Allegri Quartet also plays a key role in training the next generation of string and chamber music players, and enjoys long-standing teaching residencies at Durham University, the University of East Anglia, Nottingham, Bangor and Middlesex.
 
Forthcoming Allegri projects include two complete Beethoven string quartet cycles at Kings Place in London and the Holywell Music Room, Oxford.
 

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