| The Madras String Quartet (MSQ) was founded in 1993. The group is based in Chennai, a southern city of the state of Tamilnadu, India. From a modest beginning, the group has expanded their activities from mere concert performances to recording, teaching and conducting workshops. The MSQ has been striving to establish itself as one of the finest in playing chamber music in the country. It has also been actively involved in creating a generation of new audience who are sensitive to listening and appreciating western chamber music tradition. The group is also actively engaged in exploring new frontiers of playing chamber music. One such attempt was the release of the CD entitled Resonance. The album released in April 2000, is an attempt to blend the two classical traditions, namely the Western and the South Indian. The album features compositions of South Indian classical music rearranged for a string quartet using Western principles of harmony. See the page 'Resonance- The album' |
