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ProMusica Joplin

  • Ying Quartet, l-r: Janet Ying (violin), Phillip Ying (viola) new first violinist Robin Scott, and David Ying (cello), in Wolk Atrium outside Hatch Hall at Eastman Theatre, Eastman School of Music March 23, 2015 // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester
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    The Ying Quartet was first nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 for their recording works by Osvaldo Golijov recording with the St. Lawerence Quartet. The Quartet was again nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the "Best Chamber Music Performance" category for recording the three Tchaikovsky Quartets and the Sextet on Telarc. The Quartet won a 2005 Grammy for its collaborative recording with the Turtle Island String Quartet, entitled 4+Four, and has recorded for the Telarc, Quartz, Elektra, and Albany record labels.