| Emerson String Quartet | |
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| Also known as | The Emerson Quartet |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | String quartet |
| Instruments | 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon, New World |
| Website | www.EmersonQuartet.com |
| Members | |
| Eugene Drucker, violin Philip Setzer, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola David Finckel, cello |
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| Past members | |
| Guillermo Figueroa, viola (1976-1977) Eric Wilson, cello (1976-1979) |
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The Emerson String Quartet is a New York–based string quartet in residence at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Previously the Quartet was in residence at The Hartt School. Formed in 1976, they have released more than twenty albums and won nine Grammy Awards. Both violinists in the quartet were students of the noted violinist Oscar Shumsky. Formed in the bicentennial year of the United States, the Emerson String Quartet took its name from the great American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. Violinists Drucker and Setzer alternate as first and second violinists.
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Finckel frequently performs with his wife, pianist Wu Han.
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album:
They also played for the Oscar nominated short film, The Little Match Girl.