Ciompi Quartet

American string quartet

The Ciompi Quartet is a string quartet at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, where they were founded in 1965 by Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi.

History

All members of the Quartet are Duke professors. They have performed both in the U.S. and abroad, visiting places such as Texas, China, Germany, Serbia and more.

First Violin

1965-83 Giorgio Ciompi
1984-94 Bruce Berg
1995-present Eric Pritchard

Second Violin

1965-73 Arlene DiCecco
1973-81 Claudia Erdberg
1982-90 Claudia Bloom
1990-present Hsiao-mei Ku

Viola

1965-75 Julia Mueller
1975-79 Bruce Plumb
1979-86 George Taylor
1986-present Jonathan Bagg

Violoncello

1965-73 Luca DiCecco
1973-74 Sharon Robinson
1974-18 Fred Raimi
2018-present Caroline Stinson

Recordings

The Quartet has produced twelve recordings (half collaboratively with other artists) since 1991, among them:

The Ciompi Quartet plays Donald Wheelock, 1994
Melancholie, op. 13 by Paul Hindemith, with compositions by Earl Kim, Arvo Pärt and Ralph Vaughan Williams, Albany Records, 2003
Live at St. Stephens, String Quartets by Joseph Haydn, Sergei Prokofiev and Maurice Ravel, 2006
Paul Schoenfield: Tales From Chelm | Memoirs, 2011
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Complete Music, Volume 4, Toccata Classics, 2013
Mosaic – EP, Joel Feigin & The Ciompi Quartet, 2017