The New Orford String Quartet is a Canadian string quartet formed in July 2009. It is one of Canada's premiere chamber ensembles. The name honours the Orford Arts Centre in the province of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, where the ensemble gave its first public concert, and the original
Orford String Quartet The Orford String Quartet was a Canadian string quartet active from 1965 through 1991. They came to be the leading string quartet in Canada, and were well-known internationally.
Founding
In 1951, Gilles Lefebvre launched a summer music camp for L ...
that was formed in June 1965 and active until July 1991.
Members
The members of the New Orford String Quartet are all principal players in the Montreal, Toronto and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.
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Jonathan Crow
Jonathan Crow is the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster and a violinist in the New Orford String Quartet.
In 2005 Jonathan Crow joined the Schulich School of Music at McGill University as Assistant Professor of Violin and was appointed A ...
and Andrew Wan, violins (alternating first and second violin)
* Sharon Wei, viola
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Brian Manker
Brian Manker is the Principal Cellist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and cellist of the New Orford String Quartet and the Adorno Quartet. Manker has performed throughout North America as a member of the H ...
, cello
Recordings
* Schubert: Quartet in G major, D. 887 and Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135, released in 2011 and nominated for a
JUNO Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
in 2012
References
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Canadian string quartets
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble winners