Oberlin String Quartet
Appearance
The Oberlin String Quartet is a classical music ensemble associated with the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
In 1955,
Oberlin Conservatory faculty member Andor Toth formed the Oberlin String Quartet with violinist Matthew Raimondi, violist William Berman, and cellist John Frazer. In 1957, violinist John Dalley (second violinist in the Guarneri Quartet), and cellist Peter Howard [1] (for many years principal cellist in the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
) joined the Quartet.
The quartet disbanded after Andor Toth left the faculty in 1959.[1]
Award
In late summer 1958, the Oberlin String Quartet toured
. No first prize was awarded.References
- ^ Oberlin String Quartet www.oberlin.edu