Fine Arts Quartet

The Fine Arts Quartet is a chamber music ensemble founded in Chicago, United States in 1946 by Leonard Sorkin and George Sopkin. The Quartet has recorded over 200 works and has toured internationally for nearly 80 years, making it one of the longest enduring major string quartets. In its history, the Quartet has had two leaders: Leonard Sorkin, from 1946 to 1981, and Ralph Evans, from 1982 to the present. Its current members are violinists Ralph Evans and Efim Boico (who have been playing together in the Quartet since 1983), violist Gil Sharon, and cellist Niklas Schmidt.

Fine Arts Quartet - 80th Anniversary Album - 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 22 (Arr. for Piano, String Quartet & Double Bass by Ignaz Lachner) - 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven - The Early Years - 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák: String Quartet No. 2, Bagatelles & Rondo, B. 171 - 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 25 (Arr. for Piano & String Quintet by Ignaz Lachner) - 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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