Attacca Quartet Explained

Attacca Quartet
Origin:	New York, New York, United States
Instrument:	String quartet
Years Active:	2003–present
Current Members:	Amy Schroeder Andrew Yee Nathan Schram Domenic Salerni
Past Members:	So Jin Kim Gillian Gallagher Keiko Tokunaga Luke Fleming
Website:	http://attaccaquartet.com

The Attacca Quartet is an American string quartet. It was established in 2003 by Amy Schroeder, first violin, and Andrew Yee, cello, while both were students at the Juilliard School. Since 2020 the other members have been Domenic Salerni, second violin, and Nathan Schram, viola.^[1] Its repertoire ranges from Classical to contemporary.^[2]

In 2020, the quartet won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for its collaboration with Caroline Shaw on the album Orange. Three years later it won the same award for recording another Shaw work, Evergreen.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Rucker . Patrick . Young Attacca Quartet plays well beyond their years . 17 December 2022 . The Washington Post . 5 December 2016.
2. News: Lunden . Jeff . From Haydn To Flying Lotus, Attacca Quartet Embraces Music Non-Stop . NPR: National Public Radio . NPR: National Public Radio . 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Artist: Attacca Quartet . Grammy Awards . Recording Academy . 6 February 2023.