Edward Dusinberre (first violin) was born in 1968 in Leamington Spa, England, and has enjoyed playing and performing the violin from a very young age. His early experiences as concertmaster of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain encouraged him to choose music as a profession. He studied with the Ukrainian violinist Felix Andrievsky at the Royal College of Music in London, where he has won numerous prizes, including a prize for scales (which, unfortunately, no longer form a part of his performance repertoire). Upon graduation in 1990, Mr. Dusinberre was awarded the Tagore Medal for the most outstanding student in his year. During the same year, he won the British Violin Recital Prize and gave his debut recital in London at the Purcell Room, South Bank Centre.
After his graduation from the Royal College of Music, Mr. Dusinberre received scholarships from the Countess of Munster Trust, Martin Scholarship Fund and the Ian Fleming Fund to continue his studies at the Juilliard School with Dorothy Delay. While at Juillard, he was concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra and continued to perform recitals and concertos in England. Upon completion of his studies at Juilliard, Mr. Dusinberre auditioned for the Takács Quartet, which he joined in 1993. Mr. Dusinberre lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Beth, an archeologist who teaches at the University of Colorado, and their baby son Sam. He enjoys hiking in the mountains near Boulder and going to the theatre whenever time permits. He is also greatly interested in chess, although the need for obsessive attention to details tends to deter a very active involvement in the game.
