Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has developed an undisputed reputation as a truly world class chamber ensemble. The quartet performs over 120 concerts annually worldwide and calls Stanford University home, where the group is Ensemble in Residence. The SLSQ continues to build its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music-making, through an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature as well as the championing of new works by such composers as John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, Eziquiel Vinao, and Jonathan Berger.

The SLSQ's recordings have been honored with the coveted German critics award, Canada’s Juno Award (for their release of Schumann’s 1st and 3rd quartets), and two Grammy nominations (for their landmark Yiddishbbuk CD). Watch this site for free live performance downloads and exciting new recording projects! >>read more

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Walk on the Wild Side, The Strad Magazine

01Aug2009

by Brian Wise

In 20 years, the Canadian-bred St. Lawrence Quartet has held strong its reputation for playing of high calibre and high jinks in equal measures. The St. Lawrence Quartet members got fed up with business as usual last year, and the circumstances of their new recording of Haydn and Dvorak shows why. During a meeting with EMI, their label since 1999, a representative said that the company had enough recordings of Haydn string quartets in its catalogue, and besides, Haydn doesn't sell. The players did more than just shrug off their dissatisfaction and move on. They did something about it.

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