T'ang Quartet
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The T'ang String Quartet (唐四重奏) is a Singapore-based classical string quartet that has played to critical acclaim.
Biography
The T’ang String Quartet (Tang Quartet) was formed in 1992 when the members were still performers with Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Trained individually in London and Moscow, the Quartet was awarded a fellowship to work in the USA with Paul and Martha Katz, Norman Fischer, Kenneth Goldsmith and Sergui Luca at the Shepherd School of Music. After a two-year masters studies in Rice University as a pre-formed quartet, the T’ang Quartet started their professional career in 1999 with unanimity of purpose: to break new ground by extending the sheer fun and enjoyment of classical music to a larger audience, as well as setting new standards of artistic achievement.Critics have praised the T’ang Quartet as 'astounding' for its 'confidence', bravura and charisma' (Boston Globe) and for bringing ‘enthusiasm, energy and commitment...to all the music...' (The Times, London). They have added that 'this ensemble is outstanding. Unanimity of attack is uncanny, and intonation and internal balance both impress greatly. These are plainly minds which share a wavelength' (Evening Standard, London).
Apart from recitals the Quartet is also very active in outreach and art education programmes. The T’ang Quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore and was on the faculty of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute from 2001 to 2005. "T'ang" signifies that golden age of the arts in Asia - the T'ang Dynasty. The name is also an acronym of the players' last names – Ng, Ang and Tan.
Members
- Ng Yu-Ying (b.1968), 1st violin
- Ang Chek Meng (b. 1970), 2nd violin
- Lionel Tan (b. 1966), viola
- Leslie Tan (b.1965), cello
Awards
- Winners – 2nd Internationaler Joseph Joachim Kammermusikwettbewerb (1999, Weimar, Germany)
- Bartok Prize – Prague-Vienna-Budapest sommer Akademic (2000)
- Cultural Award – Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2000)
- Arts & Culture - Singapore Youth Award (SYA) 2002
Live concert recording album
- Not Our Debut (T'ang Quartet and International Music Management, 1996)
Limited Release Album
- Heavenly (Action Theatre, 2001)
Album Release
- The Art of War (T'ang Quartet Limited, 2005)
- Made in America c.1893 (T'ang Quartet Limited, 2006) - featuring Violist Jiri Heger as guest soloist (Viola Quintet in E-flat, Op.97)
External links
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