Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violins; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello. Internationally acclaimed quartet performs 90-plus concerts a season. In residence and faculty of New England Conservatory of Music. Ensemble-in-residence, National Public Radio's "Performance Today," 1997-1999. Winner, Avery Fisher Career Grant, 2007; Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, 2002; CMA/WQXR Award for Recording Excellence, 2000; Cleveland Quartet Award, 1998; top prizes in the 1990 International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France, and Young Concerts International Auditions, 1991. Artists-in-residence at New England Conservatory of Music.