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Founded in 1971 by Levon Chilingirian and Philip De Groote.

Current line-up:
Levon Chilingirian - violin (1st)
Ronald Birks - violin (2nd)
Susie Mészáros - viola
Philip De Groote - cello

ALBUMS


Ronald Corp, Sarah Pring, Chilingirian Quartet*, Andrew Brownell
Letters From Lony
2019, CD, Album, Toccata Classics, ,
Contemporary
Mozart* - Sonare Quartet, Franz Schubert Quartet of Vienna, Sharon Quartet, Chilingirian Quartet*, Orlando Quartet
Chamber Music For Strings (Complete String Duos, Trios, Quartets & Quintets)
2012, 12xCD, Album, Comp, Brilliant Classics
Chilingirian String Quartet, Borodin* / Dvořák* / Shostakovich*
Borodin . Dvořák . Shostakovich String Quartet
2010, CD, RE, Sony Music,
J.C. Arriaga*, J. Wikmanson*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets 1, 2 & 3, String Quartet Op. 1 No. 2
2010, 2x CD, ,
Classical
Tavener* - Chilingirian Quartet*, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Thunder Entered Her / The Last Sleep Of The Virgin / The Hidden Treasure
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin Classics, ,
Contemporary/Choral
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
Haydn Quartets Vol. 3
2009
Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Chilingirian String Quartet, Markus Klinko, Philippa Davies
Ravel - String Quartet In F / Debussy - String Quartet In G Minor
2007, CD, Classics For Pleasure
Lennox Berkeley, Michael Berkeley - Chilingirian String Quartet, Thomas Carroll
Chamber Works For Strings
2006, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Chilingirian String Quartet, Jennifer Ward Clarke, Janet Baker, Geoffrey Parsons
Schubert String Quintet In C - Ave Maria And Other Popular Songs
2005
McEwen* – Chilingirian Quartet*
Premiere Recordings: String Quartets, Volume 3
2004, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Modern
McEwen* – Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets, Volume 2
2003, CD Premiere Recordings, ,
Modern
Anonymous 4, Chilingirian Quartet*, John Tavener
Darkness Into Light
2002, CD, Album, Dig, Harmonia Mundi, ,
Contemporary/Medieval
Taverner*, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Chilingirian String Quartet
Taverner - The Protecting Veil / The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
2002, CD, Comp, HMV Classics, HMV Classics,
McEwen*, Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets Volume 1
2002, CD, ,
Modern
Chausson* - Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Geraldine McGreevy, Chris Pedro Trakas, Chilingirian Quartet*, Graham Johnson
The Songs Of Chausson
2001, 2xCD, Hyperion
Mozart*, Andrew Marriner, Gordon Hunt, London Mozart Players, Jane Glover, Chilingirian Quartet*
Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet, Oboe Quartet
2001, CD, Album, RM, Classics For Pleasure
Hahn* & Vierne*, Stephen Coombs, Chilingirian Quartet*
Piano Quintets
2001
Mozart*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
The Ten Great String Quartets
2001, 5x CD Clamshell Box, ,
Classical
Chausson* • D'Indy* — Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets
2000, CD, ,
Romantic
Grieg* - Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets
1999, CD, ,
Romantic
The Chilingirian Quartet*, Borodin* / Dvořák* / Shostakovich*
String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 12, 'American' / String Quartet No. 8
1998, CD, Classic FM,
Chausson* - Philippe Graffin / Pascal Devoyon / Chilingirian Quartet* / Charles Neidich / Gary Hoffman
Poeme Piano Trio Piece Andante And Allegro
1998, CD, Album, Hyperion
John Tavener / Chilingirian Quartet* / London Symphony Orchestra
The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
1997, CD, Comp, Dig, Virgin Classics
Chausson* - Pascal Devoyon 🞄 Philippe Graffin 🞄 Toby Hoffman 🞄 Gary Hoffman (3) 🞄 Chilingirian Quartet*
Concert For Piano, Violin And String Quartet 🞄 Piano Quartet
1997, CD, Album, Hyperion
Hugh Wood - Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets Nos. 1 - 4
1995, CD, Album, Conifer Classics
Béla Bartók, Chilingirian Quartet*
Complete String Quartets
1995, 2xCD, Album, Chandos
Chilingirian Quartet* - Stravinsky*, Schnittke*, Smirnov*, Roslavets*, Firsova*
Music For String Quartet
1995
John Tavener - Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
1994, CD, Promo, Smplr, Virgin Classics Digital
John Tavener - Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Sleep Of The Virgin / The Hidden Treasure
1994, ,
Neo-Classical/Contemporary/Post-Modern
Haydn* – Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets Opus 71 Nos. 1 - 3
1993, CD, Album, Chandos
Dvořák*, Chilingirian Quartet*, Jeremy Menuhin
Piano Quintet In A Major Op. 81 / Terzetto / Drobnosti / Gavotte
1993, CD, Chandos
Panufnik* - The Chilingirian String Quartet*, Roger Chase, Stephen Orton
Messages
1993
Dvořák* - Chilingirian Quartet*, Duncan McTier, Simon Rowland-Jones
String Quintets In G Major Op.77 & In E Flat Major Op.97 • Intermezzo In B Major Op.40
1992, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Dvořák* - Chilingirian Quartet* With Duncan McTier
String Quartet Op. 106 / Quartet Movement / 2 Waltzes
1991, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Antonín Dvořák - Chilingirian String Quartet
String Quartet No.7 in A Minor Op.16 / Cypresses
1991, CD, Chandos
Mozart*, Members Of The Chilingirian Quartet*, Susan Milan
Flute Quartets: K. 285 - K 285a - K 285b - K 298
1991, CD, Chandos, ,
Classical
Antonín Dvořák - Chilingirian String Quartet
String Quartets No.12 "American" & 14
1991
Prokofiev*, Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets (No. 1 In B Minor Op. 50 / No. 2 In F Major Op. 92)
1991
Dvořák* - Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets Opp. 51 & 61
1990, CD, Album, Chandos
Bartok*, Chilingirian Quartet*, Steven De Groote
String Quartet No. 6 & Piano Quintet
1989, CD, Album, Chandos
Dvořák*, Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets Opp. 80 & 34
1989, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Romantic/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Bartók* - Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets 3 • 4 • 5 •
1989
Bartók* - Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets No.1 Op.7 No.2 Op.17
1988
Schubert* - Chilingirian String Quartet
Octet
1987
Chilingirian String Quartet
Positively Armenian
1987
W.A. Mozart* - The Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Four String Quartets Volume 2
1986, CD, Album, CRD Records
W.A. Mozart*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Four String Quartets · 'Hoffmeister' and 'Prussian' · K.499, 575, 589 and 590
1986, 2xLP, Album, Gat, CRD Records
Sir Edward Elgar, Chilingirian String Quartet
The String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83, Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84
1986, ,
Modern/Chamber Music/String Ensemble/Keyboard
Franz Schubert, Chilingirian String Quartet
The Last Three Quartets - No.13 In A Minor/ No.14 In D Minor/ No.15 In G Major
1986
John Tavener, The Tallis Scholars, Members Of The Chilingirian String Quartet*
Ikon Of Light / Funeral Ikos / Carol: The Lamb
1984, Vinyl, ,
Post-Modern/Contemporary
Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Chilingirian String Quartet
String Quartets
1984, Vinyl, ,
Impressionist
Stravinsky*, Simon Rattle*, Nash Ensemble*, Chilingirian Quartet*, Jane Manning
A Tapestry Of Songs And Chamber Music Including Symphonies Of Wind Instruments
1982
Mozart* / Chilingirian String Quartet, Andrew Marriner, Gordon Hunt
Clarinet Quintet, Oboe Quartet
1982
Schubert*, The Chilingirian Quartet* With Jennifer Ward Clarke
String Quintet In C
1981
Chilingirian String Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Six String Quartets Dedicated To Haydn. Volume 2
1980, Cass, CRD Records
Chilingirian String Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Six String Quartets Dedicated to Haydn
1980
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
The String Quartets Dedicated To Haydn, Vol. 1. K. 387, 421/417b
1980
Franz Berwald, Johan Wikmanson, The Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartet in G-Minor / E-Minor
1979, Vinyl, ,
Classical/Romantic
Schubert* / Chilingirian String Quartet
The Last Three Quartets: No.13 In A Minor, No.14 In D Minor – Death And The Maiden, No.15 In G Major
1978, 3xLP, Album, Amb, UHJ + Box, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records
Schubert* / Chilingirian String Quartet
The Last Three Quartets: No.13 In A Minor, No.14 In D Minor – Death And The Maiden, No.15 In G Major
1978, 3xLP, Album, Amb, UHJ + Box, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records
Jane Manning, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Knapp, Antony Saunders, Ronald Lumsden, Chilingirian String Quartet
Introducing the 'New Music'
1978, LP, The Rise Of Modernism In Music 1890-1835, ,
Modern/Romantic
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Chilingirian String Quartet
String Quartets: No. 1 In A Major / No. 3 In D Major
1977
J.C. Arriaga*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
String Quartets 1, 2 & 3
1975, ,
Classical/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Mozart*, Chilingirian String Quartet
The Hunt K458 / Dissonance K465
CD, Album, Regis Records
W.A. Mozart*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Four String Quartets · 'Hoffmeister' and 'Prussian' · K.499, 575, 589 and 590 (Volume 1)
CD, Impogram, Impressions (4)
W.A. Mozart*, The Chilingirian Quartet*
The Last Four String Quartets · 'Hoffmeister' and 'Prussian' · K.499, 575, 589 and 590 (Volume 2)
2xCD, Impressions (4), ,
Classical
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
String Quartets In D Major K499 "Hoffmeister" / In D Major K575
CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
Haydn Quartets Vol. 2
CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
Haydn Quartets Vol. 1
CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics
Chilingirian String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The String Quartets dedicated to Haydn, Vol. 3. K.464, 465
CD, CRD Records Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chilingirian String Quartet
The String Quartets, Dedicated To Haydn Vol.2, K428/421b, 458 (Hunt)

APPEARANCES +


Philippe Sarde
Le Choix Des Armes • Garçon ! • La Garce (Bandes Originales Des Films)
2024, CD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Music Box Records (2)
Various
Halloween Classics
2018, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Chandos, ,
Classical/Soundtrack
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – April 2014
2014, 11xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
Hyperion New Release Sampler – February 2013
2013, 7xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,
Various
EMI Eminence - The Collection (50 CD Original Jacket Edition)
2013, 50xCD + Box, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Eminence, ,
Romantic/Modern/Classical/Baroque/Contemporary/Renaissance/Religious/Impressionist/Neo-Romantic/Post-Modern/Choral
Thea Musgrave - Nicholas Daniel
Chamber Works For Oboe
2012, CD, Album, Harmonia Mundi
Various
British Composers - A Celebration
2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, ,
Classical
Arvo Pärt
The Very Best Of Arvo Pärt
2010, 2x CD, ,
Contemporary
John Tavener, Steven Isserlis, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, David Hill, David Dunnett
The Protecting Veil • The Last Sleep Of The Virgin • Choral Music
2009, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics, ,
Contemporary
Various
200 Klassikere
2003, 10xCD, Comp, CMC Entertainment, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Classic FM – The Album
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Daily Mail
Various
Gramophone Editor's Choice - September 2000
2000, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine
Various
The Essential Hyperion 2
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Hyperion Records Limited, ,
Choral/Contemporary/Medieval/Romantic/Baroque/Religious
John Tavener
Byzantia
1999, CD,
Various
Austria Hungary
1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, BBC Music Magazine
Various
The British Composers Centenary Collection
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,
Various
Classical Moods - Spiritual
1995, CD, Album, EMI, ,
Spirituals/Religious
Various
The British Composers Collection
1994, CD, Comp, Mono, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
Various
Nocturne: Music To Suit The Midnight Mood
1994, CD, Classic FM,
Terje Bjørklund
Music For Strings
1994
Francis Grier, Silja Walter
Biblische Frauengestalten - Wegweiser Zum Reich Gottes
1990, Cass, Misereor
Various
Nimbus Digital Sampler 1986, Nimbus Natural Sound
1986, CD, Comp, Amb, Smplr, UHJ, Nimbus Records,
Barbara Dale
Relax
1985, Cass, Haven Records (3)
John Tavener, The Tallis Scholars
Ikon Of Light / Funeral Ikos / Carol: The Lamb
1984
Béla Bartók
Bartók
1978, LP, Album, Open University
Various
The Second Viennese School II
1978, ,
Modern/Twelve-tone
Various
Stravinsky
1978
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartets K589, K590
CD, Comp, Brilliant Classics
Edvard Grieg
Selected Works
Schubert* - Fischer-Dieskau*, Menuhin*, Muti*, Rothenberger*
Rosamunde (Best Of Schubert)
2014, CD, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Romantic
Various
Smooth Classics - The Ultimate Collection
2008, CD, Comp, Dis, Classic FM, UCJ Music
Various
Classic FM Music For Babies 2005
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM,
Various
Nouveautés Janvier / Juin 2003 - New Releases January / June 2003
2003, CD, Advance, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Dig, Harmonia Mundi France,
Various
The Grieg Sampler
2002, CD, EP, Sam, Edvard Grieg Museum
Various
The HMV Classics Collection
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, HMV Classics, HMV Classics, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Various
The Complete Classic Experience
1996, 8xCD, Comp + Box, EMI Premier, EMI Premier,
Various
Conifer - The First Ten Years
1994, CD, Comp, Conifer Classics,
Various
Conifer Classics - The First Ten Years
1994, CD, Comp, Conifer Classics,
Dmitri Shostakovich, Various
Testimony: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1988, Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack