The Takács Quartet, widely regarded as one of the world’s great quartets, celebrate their 50th Anniversary season in 2024-2025; the Quartet are critically acclaimed around the world for their virtuosic performances, ingenious programming and unsurpassed recordings. On the brink of this major milestone, the Takács Quartet is generating excitement and looking toward the future, with a steady stream of new partnerships, commissions and recordings as well as an ambitious performance schedule. This season, they will perform more than 40 concerts in North America (including Aspen, New York, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Washington DC, La Jolla, Berkeley and Portland, OR, among others); embark on two European tours, including Wigmore Hall, where they are Associate Artists; appear at the Edinburgh Festival; and conduct tours in Asia and Australia. The Takács’ 50th Anniversary will be celebrated in detail in an October cover story in The Strad.
- HAYDN: String Quartet in C Major, Opus 54 No 2
- HOUGH: String Quartet No 1 “Les Six Rencontres”
- BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F Major, Opus 59 No. 1