Spektral Quartet | |
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| Origin | Chicago, United States |
| Genres | Classical, Contemporary classical music |
| Occupation | String quartet |
| Instrument(s) | 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| Years active | 2010–2022 |
| Labels | Sono Luminus, Azica Records, Parlour Tapes+, New Amsterdam Records |
| Members | Clara Lyon (violin) Theo Espy (violin) Doyle Armbrust (viola) Russell Rolen (cello) |
| Past members | Aurelien Fort Pederzoli (violin) J. Austin Wulliman (violin) |
| Website | www |
Spektral Quartet is a string quartet based in Chicago comprising Clara Lyon (violin), Theo Espy (violin), Doyle Armbrust (viola) and Russell Rolen (cello).[1] The ensemble was founded in 2010 and was active until 2022. Spektral Quartet served as the ensemble-in-residence at the University of Chicago's Department of Music from 2012 to 2018.[2]
The New York Times said of a 2016 performance of Beat Furrer's String Quartet No. 3 and Hans Thomalla's Bagatellen for string quartet, "The quartet proved that they have everything: a supreme technical command that seems to come easily [and] a capacity to make complicated music clear..."[3] Spektral Quartet says it "actively pursues a vivid conversation between exhilarating works of the traditional canon and those written this decade, this year, or this week."[4]