Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ) have been redefining the string quartet format since their inception in 1985. Led by violinist David Balakrishnan, TIQ classically interpret a broad range of genres ...
It was almost 40 years ago that violinist David Balakrishnan, a graduate student at Antioch University West in San Francisco, had an idea for a new kind of string quartet. Now, the Turtle Island ...
When the Turtle Island Quartet plays, all the preconceived notions about string instruments are abolished and listeners are transported to an uncharted dimension. Two years after a jaw-dropping ...
David Balakrishnan took a leap. Some might call it brave, others dumb luck. Either way, now he looks brilliant. For nearly a quarter century, Balakrishnan has taken two beloved forms of music — string ...
The Turtle Island Quartet has earned rave reviews for their jazzy take on traditional chamber music and their classical take on traditional jazz. Now, they're taking on another style altogether: the ...
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