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Shostakovich Quartet

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Classical
A.k.a. Квартет Московской Областной Филармонии

Shostakovich Quartet (Квартет имени Шостаковича) was founded in 1966 by Alexander Korchagin and Andre Shishlov in the Rafael Davidyan class at the Moscow Conservatory. A few years later, professor Sergei Shirinsky (legendary cellist, member of Beethoven Quartet) mentored the ensemble. The Quartet gained international reputation after receiving the third prize at the XIX ARD International Competition (1970) in Munich and winning the XIII Leó Weiner International Competition (1973) in Budapest. The quartet had been touring internationally since the eighties and visited 38 countries. Along with giving concerts and touring, Shostakovich Quartet recorded over 50 albums on vinyl and CD for Olympia (2) (Great Britain), Мелодия (Russia), Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), Ricordi (Italy), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (USA), Toshiba EMI and Sacrambow (Japan). Their repertoire include a cycle of fifteen quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich, his quintet (which the group performed with many famous pianists, including Tatiana Nikolayeva, Aleksey Nasedkin, Vladimir Krainev, Nikolai Petrov, Mikhail Voskresensky, Alexander Bonduriansky, Tigran Alikhanov, Nikolai Lugansky, Nina Kogan, Vladimir Viardo, Oxana Yablonskaya, Enrico Pace, and Ikuyo Nakamichi), music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms, the Russian classics: Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Glazunov, Grechaninov, and also XX century innovators Debussy, Ravel, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. The musicians of the Quartet have a wide range of interest and are competent in different musical spheres, including modern jazz. Current line-up 1st violin: Graf Murzha 2nd violin: Alexander Dogadaev Viola: Yury Tkanov Cello: Alexander Korchagin

     
Members
Alexander Dogadaev
PortraitGraf Murzha
vn *1973 UA
Andre Shishlov
vn *1945 RU
PortraitAlexander Korchagin
vc *1945 RU
Sergei Pishchugin
vn
PortraitAlexander Galkovsky
vl RU
Александр Семянников
vn
Alexander Balashov
vn RU
Aleksey Dyachkov
Popular Tracks   
String Quartet No. 1 on The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe by Various Artists
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo on Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 3 by Dmitri Shostakovich & Shostakovich Quartet
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 In D Major, Op. 2: II. Andante Cantabile on The Ultimate Most Relaxing Tchaikovsky In the Universe by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Various Artists
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto on Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 3 by Dmitri Shostakovich & Shostakovich Quartet
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne. Andante on Borodin: String Quartet No. 1 & No. 2 by Alexander Borodin & Shostakovich Quartet
String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: I. Moderato e semplice on Tchaikovsky: String Quartet, Op. 2 - Sextet for Strings, Op. 70 - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Various Artists
String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 26 "Slavonic": I. Moderato on Glazunov: String Quartet No. 3, No. 5 & Other Works by Alexander Glazunov & Shostakovich Quartet
String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro non tanto on Tchaikovsky: String Quartet, Op. 2 - Sextet for Strings, Op. 70 - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Various Artists
String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 26 "Slavonic": III. Allegretto on Glazunov: String Quartet No. 3, No. 5 & Other Works by Alexander Glazunov & Shostakovich Quartet
String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 26 "Slavonic": II. Moderato on Glazunov: String Quartet No. 3, No. 5 & Other Works by Alexander Glazunov & Shostakovich Quartet

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Tchaikovsky - Complete Music for String QuartetShostakovich Quartet, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2015Album
Complete String QuartetsDmitri Shostakovich – Shostakovich Quartet2000Album
String Quartets 1 & 2Alexander Borodin - Shostakovich Quartet2000Album
String Quartets Nos. 6, 8, 10, 11 & 15Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich Quartet2000Album
Alexey Kozlov And The Shostakovich String QuartetАлексей Козлов And Shostakovich Quartet1999Album
The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets Volume 1 - String Quartets Nos. 1, 3 & 4 • 2 Pieces, Op.36Dmitri Shostakovich - Shostakovich Quartet1994Album
The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets Volume 2 - String Quartets Nos. 2, 5 & 7Dmitri Shostakovich - Shostakovich Quartet1994Album
The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets Volume 3 - String Quartets Nos. 6, 8 & 9Dmitri Shostakovich - Shostakovich Quartet1994Album
Grand Trio - Grand Sextet- String SextetPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Aleksey Nasedkin, Leonid Kogan, Rudolf Barshai, Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Shostakovich Quartet1993Compil.
Chamber EnsemblesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eliso Virsaladze, Eduard Brunner, Radovan Vlatković, Valeri Popov, Alexei Utkin, Shostakovich Quartet1991Album
Квартеты N5 И 9Dmitri Shostakovich / Shostakovich Quartet1989Album
Quartets Nos 4 And 6Dmitri Shostakovich / Shostakovich Quartet1989Album
Piano Trio In A Minor / String Quartet No. 1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Alexander Glazunov - Leningrad Philharmonia Trio, Shostakovich Quartet1988Compil.
The Seven Last WordsJoseph Haydn, Shostakovich Quartet1987Album
Concert In D Major, Op. 21Ernest Chausson, Igor Oistrach, Natalia Zertsalova, Shostakovich Quartet1987Album
Glazunov Quartet & QuintetShostakovich Quartet1984Compil.
Quartets, Op. 33 Nos. 1-3Shostakovich Quartet - Joseph Haydn1984Album
Quartets, Op.33 Nos.4-6Joseph Haydn - The Shostakovich Quartet1984Album
Quartets Nos. 1, 2 = Квартеты № 1, 2Alexander Glazunov - Shostakovich Quartet1982Album
Quintet - Quartet No. 7Shostakovich Quartet / Aleksey Nasedkin - Dmitri Shostakovich1982Album
Quartet No. 4Alexander Glazunov - Shostakovich Quartet1982Album
Quartet No. 7Alexander Glazunov - Shostakovich Quartet1981Album
Quartet No. 6 For Two Violins And Cello, Op. 106Alexander Glazunov - Shostakovich Quartet1981Album
Квартеты № 1-3Николай Пейко - Shostakovich Quartet1979Album
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