Aviv String Quartet

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The Aviv String Quartet was founded in Israel in 1997, and has performed internationally for over ten years. Among the quartet's various awards is the DaimlerChrysler Grand Prize at the 3rd Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition and top prizes at the 2003 Bordeaux and Schubert Competitions. The Aviv Quartet has recorded 3 discs of Shostakovich on Dalia Classics (available on itunes and emusic) and 2 Naxos discs of Hoffmeister and Schulhoff. Recent highlights include a complete Shostakovich cycle at the 2007 Verbier Festival, debuts at the the Zurich Tonhalle and Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts and return visits to Wigmore Hall. Please see www.avivquartet.com for more information.^[1]

Members

• Violin I: Sergey Ostrovsky
• Violin II: Evgenia Epshtein
• Viola: Shuli Waterman
• Cello: Rachel Mercer

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www.avivquartet.com
Sergey Ostrovsky: www.sergeyostrovsky.com
Evgenia Epshtein: www.myspace.com/evgeniaepshtein
Rachel Mercer: ca.geocities.com/rachel.mercer and www.rachel-mercer.com and www.myspace.com/rachelmercermusic