St. Petersburg String Quartet

St. Petersburg String Quartet

St.Petersburg String Quartet (formed 1985) is a Russian string quartet, that alongside the Borodin String Quartet represents the great Russian tradition of the string quartet playing.Their interpretations of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev and Glazunov string quartets are considered to be of the finest and have brought them a wide popularity among music lovers worldwide. Their recordings can be found on Hyperion, Delos, Dorian and Marquis labels.

Current members

*Alla Aranovskaya - 1st violin (founding member)
*Alla Krolevich - 2nd violin (founding member)
*Boris Vayner - Viola
*Leonid Shukaev - 'cello (founding member)

External links

* [http://www.stpetersburgquartet.com Official website]


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