Parker Quartet
Parker Quartet | |
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | String quartet |
| Instrument(s) | 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Naxos, ECM |
| Members | Daniel Chong, violin I Ken Hamao, violin II Jessica Bodner, viola Kee-Hyun Kim, cello |
The Parker Quartet is a string quartet, formed in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The quartet has since travelled to multiple cities, is currently in residence at the University of South Carolina.
History
[edit]The Parker Quartet was founded in 2002 at the New England Conservatory, and enrolled in the Professional String Quartet Program during 2006–2008.[1] They held residencies as Artists-in-Residence at the University of St. Thomas, Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota, Quartet-in-Residence with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Artists-in-Residence with Minnesota Public Radio[2] before becoming the current Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University's Department of Music as Professors of the Practice,[3] as well as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina.[4]
Members
[edit]- Daniel Chong, violin 1
- Ken Hamao, violin 2
- Jessica Bodner, viola
- Kee-Hyun Kim, cello
Awards
[edit]The Parker Quartet have won the Concert Artists Guild Competition in 2005,[5][6] Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition (now the Vibre! Festival) in 2005,[7] and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award in 2009.[8] Their recording of György Ligeti quartets on Naxos Records won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance in 2011.[9]
Recordings
[edit]- György Kurtág and Antonín Dvořák with Kim Kashkashian (2021) ECM Records
- Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18, 59, 74 (2019) Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
- Mendelssohn: String Quartets op. 44 nos. 1 & 3 (2016) Nimbus Records
- Augusta Read Thomas: Of Being is a Bird (2016) Nimbus Records
- Jeremy Gill: Capriccio (2015) Innova Recordings
- Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (2009) Naxos Records
- Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 5 (2008) Zig Zag Records
References
[edit]- ^ "Professional String Quartet Program | New England Conservatory". New England Conservatory of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Radio, Minnesota Public. "The Parker Quartet". Classical Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Faculty – Harvard University Department of Music". Harvard University Department of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Quartet Chamber Music Residency - School of Music | University of South Carolina". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Quartet". Vibre ! Festival (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Awardees Archive". Chamber Music America. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Parker Quartet | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.