| Cleveland Quartet | |
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Official Cleveland Quartet logo |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Chamber orchestra |
| Years active | 1969 - 17 December 1995 |
| Website | www.ClevelandQuartet.com |
| Members | |
| William Preucil, Violin Peter Salaff, Violin James Dunham, Viola Paul Katz, Cello |
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| Past members | |
| Donald Weilerstein, Violin (1969–1988) Martha Strongin Katz, Viola (1969–1980) Atar Arad, Viola (1980–1987) |
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The Cleveland Quartet was one of the world's leading string quartets for over two decades. It was founded in 1969 by violinists Donald Weilerstein and Peter Salaff, cellist Paul Katz and violist Martha Strongin Katz, at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The quartet subsequently disbanded in 1995 after twenty-six years of performance. As of 2007 Paul Katz, Martha Strongin Katz and Donald Weilerstein are on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music; Peter Salaff is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music.