Takacs String Quartet performs at Spivey Hall

The Hungarian Takács String Quartet, recognized as perhaps the world’s premier string quartet, will perform at Spivey Hall October 10 at 3 p.m..

The Takács Quartet was formed in 1975 at Budapest's Liszt Academy. It first received international attention in 1977, winning First Prize and the Critics' Prize at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France. Soon after, the Takács won the Gold Medal at the 1978 Portsmouth and Bordeaux Competitions and First Prizes at the Budapest International String Quartet Competition (1978) and the Bratislava Competition (1981). The quartet made its North American debut tour in 1982.

Now entering its 29th season, the Takács Quartet has performed in virtually every music capital in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, as well as at prestigious festivals including Aspen, Berlin, Mostly Mozart, Ravinia and Tanglewood.Ê The ensemble is also dedicated to recording. Of sixteen recordings made in the last sixteen years, the Takács has won many awards including a Grammy for the Quartet’s Beethoven Cycle (middle quartets), released in May 2002.

Their Spivey Hall program will include Beethoven (Op. 131), Bartók (No. 3) and Borodin (No. 2).

Tickets for the Takács String Quartet performance are $30.Ê For reservations call the Spivey Hall Box Office at 770-960-4200.Ê