At the end of the current concert season, the quartet will disband. Formed in 1969 by four Japanese string players, the Tokyo Quartet soon became a force to be reckoned with in chamber music, through ...

When it comes to string quartet culture on Santa Barbara’s concert calendar, the bar is set high. In any given season, and during the summer flowering of the Music Academy of the West’s stellar ...

Into the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Tuesday night, the Tokyo String Quartet carried with it not only the question that dogs all legendary quartets – does it still have it? – but the extra burden of ...

Lots of legends were spawned in 1969: Broadway Joe Namath earned a ring in Superbowl III, the Woodstock Festival put an Aquarian spin on the concert experience, and Neil Armstrong placed his foot on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Yale School of Music announced yesterday that two members of the Tokyo String Quartet, which ...

String quartets don't usually play on stages set for "The Sound of Music." That is, unless they plan to play along with the von Trapp family. But the seemingly incongruous backdrop for the Tokyo ...

Returning to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts after a 12-year hiatus, the Tokyo String Quartet on Friday reestablished its sometimes debated standing as a major player in the hierarchy of ...

April 20, 2012 • One of the world's top string quartets has decided that next season will be its last as an ensemble. Hear some of their exemplary performances. April 7, 2011 • Japan's vibrant ...