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Christopher Collette and Dorian Lamotte, violins Vincent Deprecq, viola, Alain Brunier, cello "These players handle this music as naturally as their native tongue..." Strings Magazine The Debussy String Quartet has built a reputation graced with international acclaim through their many recordings and live performances. Since its creation in 1990, they have enlivened the chamber music world with their stylish and stimulating performances. Based in Lyon, France, and honored as Winners of the Evian International String Quartet Competition, the quartet performs almost 80 concerts a year in Europe, Asia, and North America. Their recent U.S. tours have included concerts in Washington DC, New York, San Diego, St. Louis, Austin, Detroit, Little Rock, Pittsburgh and many other communities from coast to coast. They have built a special connection to the audiences at the Round Top Festival in Texas, where they made their first appearances in the United States. The group's expansive repertoire is enhanced by their special commitment to bring works by French composers to the stage and recording studio. Through their particular acclaim for their interpretations of the Debussy and Ravel quartets, they have introduced audiences to other French works such as those of Lalo, Lekeu, and the late romantic composer Ermend Bonnal. Currently touring the complete quartets of Shostakovitch, they also offer works of Janacek, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and more. Open to various influences and new experiences, the Debussy Quartet likes to surprise the public and form new collaborations with artists like Igor Begelman (clarinet) or David Krakauer (Klezmer clarinet) in special programs that combine classical music with jazz and Klezmer. Noted for their performances both with James Dick and with French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, they offer the major piano quintet repertoire on tour as well. In 1998, the Debussy Quartet signed a 10-year contract with the French Arion label for the recording of several volumes in the “French Music” collection and the complete Shostakovich Quartets (among other works). Two new CDs were released in 2004: “Ravel-Fauré” in June and the 5th Volume of Shostakovitch Quartets in October. The Quartet has already recorded the two Ermend Bonnal quartets for one hand, and clarinet quintets by Brahms and Webern with clarinetist Jean Francois Verdier. Among their other recordings are quartets by Onslow,
Rode and Dancla, as well as the complete You can learn more about The Debussy String Quartet on
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