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After many happy years with Ycat we are delighted to announce that we will now be represented by Andrew Strange at Rayfield Artists! www.rayfieldartists.com

The Edison Nominations have been announced and we are very happy that our Vasks CD has been nominated for an Edison Award in the categories “the debut” and “the document”!

Dear Friends, Welcome to the first Navarra String Quartet Newsletter! We are currently in Amsterdam writing this over coffee and poffertjes  at the end of an exciting concert tour of the Netherlands. We are delighted to have recently signed with … Continue reading →

We recently enjoyed a day in Amsterdam promoting our new Vasks CD for Challenge Records, follow the link below to watch our performance on the popular Dutch TV show ‘Vrije Geluiden’! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5gEQ2GiD0

We are very excited to announce our new live CD on Sonimage of Ravel and Shostakovich Quartets! We recorded the CD in September 2009 in Wyestone Concert Hall. Please follow the link to find out more or to purchase our CD! http://www.sonimage.co.uk/Sonimage_Classics/Catalogue.html

Our Vasks recording has been nominated for a prestigious German critics prize, ‘Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik’!

The Navarra Quartet performed three concerts in one day at this year’s inaugural Lammermuir Festival in Scotland culminating in a performance of Schubert’s String Quintet with cellist Philip Higham. Herald Newspaper Rosenna East 14 Sep 2010 Mozart Musical Journey, Lammermuir … Continue reading →

Radio 4 of the Netherlands has chosen our CD as the CD of the week!

Frits van de Waa of the prestigious Volkskrant newspaper in Holland has given our new recording of the first 3 string Quartet of Peteris Vasks 5 stars! ‘…this young UK-based ensemble understands his music down to the microsecond, and plays … Continue reading →

We are really excited to announce the release of our new CD on Challenge Records! We recorded the CD in Leipzig, Germany earlier this year and were delighted to have the opportunity to work with Peteris Vasks himself. For more … Continue reading →