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“These are fearless musicians whose spontaneity stretches past conventional interpretation and probes the music’s imaginative limits.” --The Washington Post
“A sound that has just about everything one wants from a quartet, most notably precision, warmth and an electricity that conveys the excitement of playing whatever is on their stands at the moment.” --The New York Times
“A freshness and élan rich in the very lightness of being…the St. Lawrence Quartet made a convincing case for being the top quartet of the post-Emerson generation.” --MusicalAmerica.com (Wes Blomster)
“Faultless, instantly compelling performances” --BBC Music Magazine [Awarded 5 stars]
“Here is a young ensemble that plays with all the energy and fearless adventurousness of youth…The string tone is deep and urgent, with a gritty edge that doesn't impede an underlying air of elegance. Best of all is the vitality…exciting and unpredictable." --San Francisco Chronicle
“The St. Lawrence is first and foremost, I think, about risk taking: about playing on the emotional edge; about performing, not to ‘get it right,’ but because the music has something to tell us that we cannot live without; something that could make you change your life.” --The Toronto Globe & Mail
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