Wigmore Hall is delighted to announce the 12 quartets invited to participate in the 2018 Competition, including three quartets based in the UK, three each from the USA and Germany, one each from France, Japan and one which is based between the UK, Switzerland and Spain, with musicians of 19 nationalities between them. Shortlisted quartets were selected through a rigorous process of blind listening by a jury of five experienced string quartet musicians.
The shortlisted quartets are:
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