Emerson Quartet – review

Wigmore Hall, LondonWith a lineup unchanged for 30 years, the Emersons are close to becoming the grand old men of the string quartet scene – not that that is something you sense they would particularly wish for. They go to greater lengths than most to avoid stagnating: they play standing up, and the violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer swap roles so neither finds himself becoming second fiddle.Still, in the first half of this recital, at least, there was something very well established ...

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