This article is about the San Francisco ensemble, not the one based in Belfast.
The Alexander String Quartet is a string quartet based in San Francisco. Formed in New York in 1981, the Alexander String Quartet has since 1989 been Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances.[1]
In 1982, the Alexander String Quartet was the first string quartet to win the Concert Artists Guild competition.[2] In 1985, the Alexander String Quartet was the first American string quartet to win the Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition (now the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition), winning both the audience prize and the jury's highest prize.[3]
On April 7th, 2023, The Alexander String Quartet released an album entitled "British Invasion" with classical guitarist William Kanengiser. [4]
^"San Francisco Performances Celebrates 35 Years With the Alexander String Quartet".
^"Competition Winners Archive". concertaritsts.org. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^Page, Tim (7 July 1985). "Music Notes". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^Kanengiser, William. ""British Invastion" Released". William Kanengiser. William Kanengiser. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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