The Duke Quartet

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The Duke Quartet is a contemporary string quartet based in Europe. Its members are Louisa Fuller (violin), Rick Koster (violin), John Metcalfe (viola), and Sophie Harris (cello).

This quartet specialises in contemporary music, and its repertoire is similar to that of the Kronos Quartet. The Duke Quartet has a strong relationship with some modern composers such as Kevin Volans and Joby Talbot. They are also widely known in the popular music field, and appeared on Morrissey's Viva Hate album, and have also worked with The Pretenders, Blur, Catatonia, Simple Minds, The Cranberries, Pete Doherty and The Corrs. They played with The Bootleg Beatles during 1993 and 1994

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YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993Barber / Dvořák / GlassBarber, Dvořák, Glass; The Duke Quartet41
1995Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 / Schnittke String Quartet No. 2 / Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 TchaikovskyThe Duke Quartet1
1995The Ramanujan Notebooks / Dancers on a Plane / "Movement" for String QuartetKevin Volans; The Duke Quartet1
1996The English Song Series, Volume 1: Vaughan Williams (including On Wenlock Edge)Ralph Vaughan Williams; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Keenlyside, Graham Johnson, The Duke Quartet1
1996Baltic ElegyThe Duke Quartet1
2002The English Song Series, Volume 2: The Shropshire Lad / James Lee's Wife / Songs of InnocenceArthur Somervell; Patricia Rozario, Catherine Wyn‐Rogers, Christopher Maltman, Graham Johnson, The Duke Quartet1
2002Hunting: GatheringKevin Volans; The Duke Quartet1
2002The English Song Series, Volume 3: On Wenlock Edge / Five Mystical SongsRalph Vaughan Williams; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Simon Keenlyside, Graham Johnson, Duke Quartet1
2003The English Song Series, Volume 4: The Curlew / Lillygay / Peterisms, Sets 1 & 2 / SaudadesPeter Warlock; Adrian Thompson, Christopher Maltman, John Constable, The Duke Quartet1
2004The English Song Series, Volume 5: O Mistress Mine / To Daisies / Julia's Hair / Go, Lovely RoseRoger Quilter; Lisa Milne, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graham Johnson, The Duke Quartet1
2006Reich: Different Trains / Piano Phase / Mellits: String Quartet no. 2Steve Reich, Marc Mellits; The Duke Quartet, Andrew Russo, Marc Mellits1
—FrameSimon Haram & The Duke Quartet1

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