Edward Dusinberre, first violin in the Takács String Quartet

Devin interviews Edward Dusinberre, first violin in the legendary Takács String Quartet, author of Beethoven for a Later Age: Living with the String Quartets, and Christoffersen Faculty Fellow and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Colorado College of Music.

 

The interview was excerpted from a preconcert interview from a performance. Devin and Edward speak about playing it safe for ensembles, the lab that is the string quartet, Beethoven and his metronome markings, and how playing in a quartet is like acting. 

 

Be sure to pick up a copy of Living with the String Quartets, available wherever books are sold.