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Duke Quartet

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Genre
  
Classical

Members
  
John Metcalfe, Louisa Fuller, Rick Koster, Ivan McCready, Sophie Harris

Albums
  
Hunting: Gathering, Different Trains--Piano Phase

Record labels
  
Collins Classics, Naxos, Black Box, 2014 Ameritz Music Ltd

Similar
  
Kevin Volans, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graham Johnson, Marc Mellits, Andrew Russo

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The Duke Quartet is a contemporary string quartet based in Europe. Its members are Louisa Fuller (violin), Rick Koster (violin), John Metcalfe (viola), and Sophie Harris (cello).

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This quartet specialises in contemporary music, and its repertoire is similar to that of the Kronos Quartet. The Duke Quartet has a strong relationship with some modern composers such as Kevin Volans and Joby Talbot. They are also widely known in the popular music field, and appeared on Morrissey's Viva Hate album, and have also worked with The Pretenders, Blur, Catatonia, Simple Minds, The Cranberries, Pete Doherty and The Corrs. They played with The Bootleg Beatles during 1993 and 1994

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Events

Radio 3 broadcast on 12 July, 10.45pm: Music by Volans, Arvo Pärt, George Crumb, Steve Reich and Joby Talbot.

Songs

On Wenlock EdgeThe English Song Series - Volume 1: including On Wenlock Edge · 1996
Fratres for String QuartetBaltic Elegy · 1996
On Wenlock Edge: III Is My Team Ploughing?The English Song Series - Volume 1: including On Wenlock Edge · 1996

References

Duke Quartet Wikipedia