In 1976, four young conservatory-trained musicians formed Emerson String Quartet (ESQ), taking their name from the American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. This week, the ensemble played its ...

The Emerson String Quartet knows how to evoke the voices of composers past and present, leading the Times of London to observe, “With musicians like this there must be some hope for humanity.” And ...

Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures. By Zachary Woolfe and Joshua Barone A pillar of chamber music for nearly a half-century, the Emerson players bid ...

Emerson String Quartet performing in Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood in Lenox on Tuesday. (Photo by Hilary Scott, courtesy of Tanglewood) LENOX - When you go to see U2 or Taylor Swift, you expect them to ...

After more than four decades as a member of the prestigious and beloved Emerson String Quartet, violinist Eugene Drucker is on his own. Well, not really, since he’ll still be teaching and working ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Emerson String Quartet, the incomparable American ensemble, will retire at the ...

The cameras were rolling long before the Emerson String Quartet played a note behind the Tiny Desk. A documentary film crew followed the band into our lobby and kept rolling tape as the players ...

EMERSON STRING QUARTET Eugene Drucker - violin, Philip Setzer - violin, Larry Dutton - viola, Paul Watkins - cello The Emerson String Quartet, renowned for their 47-year chamber music career, ...

The legendary Emerson String Quartet will play its final performance this afternoon at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York. Renee Fleming and the Emerson String Quartet celebrate ...

Emerson String Quartet, featuring, from left, David Finckel, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, is widely regarded as the nation's finest quartet. The group will makes its 18th ...

At first glance, nothing is especially novel in the Emerson String Quartet's upcoming appearance in Houston. Tuesday's concert will be the 26th time that Chamber Music Houston has brought the ...