From 1995, the Tokyo String Quartet played on the 'Paganini Quartet' — four Stradivari instruments that belonged to the legendary violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini.
Recording & Production
This live recording from the 1971 Schwetzingen Festival features the Tokyo String Quartet in its original all-Japanese lineup, only two years after its founding.
Performer Biography
Early in its career, the Tokyo String Quartet won several prestigious awards, including the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Young Concert Artists' Audition, and the Munich ARD Competition.
Performer Biography
The Tokyo String Quartet, founded in New York in 1969 by four graduates of the Toho Gakuen School of Music, had a successful concert career spanning 44 years.
Performer Biography
The Tokyo String Quartet's mentor and initiator was Raphael Hillyer, the violist of the renowned Juilliard Quartet.
Historical Context
The Schwetzingen SWR Festival, founded in 1952, became one of Germany's major post-war festivals and is now the biggest classical radio festival in the world.
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