Shanghai Quartet!

The self-effacing beauty of sound was memorable... [but] what was rarer was the alliance of gorgeous tone with an unwavering unanimity of expressive intent. It resulted in a musical conversation of stunning authenticity and presence. -The Washington Post

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*Songs East and West, a Harmonic Divergence*
The New York TimesFrom, April 11, 2008 Author: BERNARD HOLLAND

*Shanghai Quartet's music translates well*
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 02, 2008 Author: Andrew Druckenbrod

*Different paths to a rare beauty*
Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2008 Author: Richard S. Ginell

*Chen Yi woos with a seductive and distinctive 'Beauty'*
San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2008 Author: Joshua Kosman

*China String Quartet Impresses*
Honolulu Advertiser, October 26, 2007 Author: Gregg S. Geary

*Shanghai Quartet brings Tulsa crowd to its feet*
Tulsa World, October 02, 2007 Author: James D. Watts Jr.

*Cultures in Combination to Commemorate a Tragedy - Music Review 'Musicians for Harmony'*
New York Times, September 13, 2007 Author: Vivien Schweitzer

*From East to West and back again*
Ottawa Citizen, July 28, 2007 Author: Richard Todd

*Stirring the Spirit With a Most Familiar Lament*
New York Times, September 11, 2006 Author: Steven Smith

*"An ensemble with such virtuosity and style"*
The Washington Post, April 28, 2006 Author: Daniel Ginsberg

*Shanghai Quartet is lyrical, poetic*
Desert Morning News, April 21, 2006 Author: Edward Reichel

*Shanghai shines with Beethoven retrospective*
Salt Lake Tribune, April 19, 2006 Author: Robert Coleman

*A Musical Treasure Trove*
The Daily Vanguard, January 20, 2006 Author: P.A. Coleman

*Expressive Shanghai Quartet mixes Eastern and Western musical voices*
The Oregonian, January 19, 2006 Author: James McQuillen

*"Shanghai Quartet echoes Beethoven"*
The Newark Star-Ledger, October 04, 2005 Author: Willa J. Conrad

*"Program as good as Brahms gets"*
The Richmond Times Dispatch, September 20, 2005 Author: Clarke Bustard

*"Shanghai Quartet executes recital with emotive finesse"*
The Bangor Daily News, August 24, 2005 Author: Helen York

*"The Shanghai Quartet are Fantastic"*
The Package (New Zealand), June 30, 2005 Author: Andrew Loughnan

*" A performance demonstrating the greatest skill and subtlety"*
The Hawks Bay Today (New Zealand), June 22, 2005 Author: Peter Williams

*"Exquisite performance enthrals audience"*
The Otago Daily Times (New Zealand), June 21, 2005 Author: Holly Mathieson

*Shanghai Quartet Holds Audiences Breathless in D.C.*
The Washington Post, September 27, 2004 Author: Grace Jean

*Shanghai Quartet, Pianist Find Soul of Schumann Piece*
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 04, 2004 Author: Clarke Bustard

*Even Free Music May Not Get the Audience It Deserves*
New York Times, April 23, 2004 Author: Jeremy Eichler

*Quartet Plays with Elegance, Fire and Spirit*
Desert Morning News, January 15, 2004 Author: Rebecca Howard

*Shanghai Quartet Lifts War-Torn Spirits*
The Birmingham News, March 30, 2003

*A Passionate Performance*
Albuquerque Journal, January 12, 2003 Author: Joanne Sheehy

*10th Anniversary Concert*
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 30, 2000 Author: Clarke Bustard

*Salt Lake City*
The Salt Lake Tribune, March 04, 2000 Author: Jeff Manookian

*An Excerpt*
Strings, March 01, 2000 Author: Edith Eisler

*Shanghaied!*
The Strad, February 01, 2000 Author: Dennis Rooney

*Quartet and Friends Make a Stunning Impression*
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 22, 2000 Author: Clarke Bustard

*Gunter Theatre, Greenville, SC*
The Greenville News, January 14, 2000 Author: Ann Hicks

*The Shanghai's Houston Premiere*
The Houston Chronicle, November 30, 1999 Author: Charles Ward