Geraldine Walther, the revered principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony for 30 years until she left in 2005 to assume the viola chair in the renowned Takács Quartet, was on the phone from ...

In 2004 the Takács Quartet completed their critically acclaimed Beethoven cycle with the six late quartets. Beloved of musicians and audiences alike, these works represent the culmination of Beethoven ...

Beethoven’s birthday is Dec. 16, but he had an early celebration Friday evening at Sherwood Auditorium. There the Takács Quartet presented an all-Beethoven program as the opening concert of the La ...

Colorado has long been a haven for summer classical music festivals, with the Aspen Music Festival as the most prominent and established. True music aficionados are also well aware of how fortunate ...

Takács Quartet has long been a staple at Aspen Music Festival and School, and on March 6 it returns to Harris Concert Hall with a program featuring Beethoven and Bartók. “Harris Hall is one of our ...

The world-famous Takács Quartet will perform an all-Beethoven Concert at St. Mark’s in-the-Valley as part of the 42 nd season of the Santa Ynez Valley Concert Series. The concert is at 4 p.m. Sunday, ...

The Takács Quartet. Left to right: Geraldine Walther, Edward Dusinberre, András Fejér, and Károly Schranz. Violinist Edward Dusinberre was 24 and fresh out of Juilliard when he was asked to be a ...

Founded in 1975 when its members were students in Budapest, the Takacs remains one of the world’s best string quartets. Their 1998 recording of Bartok’s six quartets received a Gramophone Award and is ...