The Aviv String Quartet was founded in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in 1997, and has performed internationally for over 15 years. Among the
quartet
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Classical String quartet
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's various awards is the
DaimlerChrysler Grand Prize at the 3rd
Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
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and top prizes at the Bordeaux and Schubert Competitions. The Aviv Quartet has recorded 3 discs of Shostakovich on Dalia Classics (available on iTunes and emusic) and 2 Naxos discs of Hoffmeister and Schulhoff. Recent highlights include a complete Shostakovich cycle at the 2007
Verbier Festival, debuts at the
Zurich Tonhalle and
Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts and return visits to
Wigmore Hall.
Aviv Quartet – Official Website
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;Members:
*Violin I: Sergey Ostrovsky
*Violin II: Philippe Villafranca
*Viola: Noemie Bialobroda
*Cello: Daniel Mitnitsky
;Former Members
*Violin II: Evgenia Epshtein (1997-2005)
*Viola: Timur Yakubov (2011-2015)
*Viola: Shuli Waterman (1997-2009)
*Viola: Nathan Braude (2009-2011)
*Cello: Iris Jortner (1997-2002)
*Cello: Rachel Mercer (2002-2010)
References
String quartets
Israeli classical music groups
Musical groups established in 1997
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