The Dover Quartet Featured in Classical Voice North America
The Dover Quartet, the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at Curtis, was prominently featured in a recent article in Classical Voice North America about several string quartets that are poised to take up the mantle of the Emerson Quartet as one of the world’s preeminent string quartets, now that Emerson has played its final performance together. The celebrated Dover Quartet, which recently named Curtis alumna Julianne Lee (Violin ’05) as its new violist, consists of violinists Joel Link (String Quartet ’14, Violin ’11) and Bryan Lee (String Quartet ’14, Violin ’11) and cellist Camden Shaw (String Quartet ’14, Cello ’11, ’10).
In the article, Mr. Shaw comments on the quartet’s aspirations to become an Emerson-caliber ensemble. “There are so many different lenses through which to view what it means to be at the level of the Emerson Quartet,” he said. “You can talk about financially or fame or whatever it is, but I don’t think on those levels so much as we certainly share the dream of pushing the level of the art as high as possible.” He shares his hopes and desires that the Dover Quartet can be “impactful enough” to build a lasting legacy.
Read the article HERE.
Learn more about the Dover Quartet and view the ensemble’s 2023–24 performance schedule HERE.
Photos of the Dover Quartet and Julianne Lee by Roy Cox.
