The Parker Quartet is a string quartet, formed in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts. The quartet has since travelled to multiple cities, is currently in residence at the University of South Carolina.

Parker Quartet
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresClassical
OccupationString quartet
Instrument(s)2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
Years active2002–present
LabelsNaxos, ECM
MembersDaniel Chong, violin I
Ken Hamao, violin II
Jessica Bodner, viola
Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

History

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The Parker Quartet was founded in 2002 at the New England Conservatory, and enrolled in the Professional String Quartet Program during 2006–2008.[1] They held residencies as Artists-in-Residence at the University of St. Thomas, Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota, Quartet-in-Residence with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Artists-in-Residence with Minnesota Public Radio[2] before becoming the current Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University's Department of Music as Professors of the Practice,[3] as well as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina.[4]

Members

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  • Daniel Chong, violin 1
  • Ken Hamao, violin 2
  • Jessica Bodner, viola
  • Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

Awards

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The Parker Quartet have won the Concert Artists Guild Competition in 2005,[5][6] Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition (now the Vibre! Festival) in 2005,[7] and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award in 2009.[8] Their recording of György Ligeti quartets on Naxos Records won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance in 2011.[9]

Recordings

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  • György Kurtág and Antonín Dvořák with Kim Kashkashian (2021) ECM Records
  • Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18, 59, 74 (2019) Festival Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo
  • Mendelssohn: String Quartets op. 44 nos. 1 & 3 (2016) Nimbus Records
  • Augusta Read Thomas: Of Being is a Bird (2016) Nimbus Records
  • Jeremy Gill: Capriccio (2015) Innova Recordings
  • Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (2009) Naxos Records
  • Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 5 (2008) Zig Zag Records

References

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  1. ^ "Professional String Quartet Program | New England Conservatory". New England Conservatory of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Radio, Minnesota Public. "The Parker Quartet". Classical Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Faculty – Harvard University Department of Music". Harvard University Department of Music. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Parker Quartet Chamber Music Residency - School of Music | University of South Carolina". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Past Winners". CAG. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Parker Quartet". Vibre ! Festival (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Awardees Archive". Chamber Music America. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Parker Quartet | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.