Attacca Quartet

The Attacca Quartet is an American string quartet. It was established in 2003 by Amy Schroeder, first violin, and Andrew Yee, cello, while both were students at the Juilliard School. Since 2020 the other members have been Domenic Salerni, second violin, and Nathan Schram, viola.[1][2] Its repertoire ranges from Classical to contemporary.[3]

Attacca Quartet
OriginNew York, New York, United States
Instrument(s)String quartet
Years active2003–present
Members
Past members
  • So Jin Kim
  • Gillian Gallagher
  • Keiko Tokunaga
  • Luke Fleming
Websitehttp://attaccaquartet.com

In 2020, the quartet won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for its collaboration with Caroline Shaw on the album Orange. Three years later it won the same award for recording another Shaw work, Evergreen.[4]

References
  1. Brian Wise (24 September 2021). The Attacca String Quartet Navigates Its Middle Years With Love and Humor. Strings, September-October 2021. Accessed February 2023.
  2. Rucker, Patrick (5 December 2016). "Young Attacca Quartet plays well beyond their years". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Lunden, Jeff. "From Haydn To Flying Lotus, Attacca Quartet Embraces Music Non-Stop". NPR: National Public Radio. NPR: National Public Radio. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. "Artist: Attacca Quartet". Grammy Awards. Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 February 2023.


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