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The 51 most-read string quartet artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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110 artists are ranked in string quartet. The biggest move was Escher String Quartet, up 18 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Vitamin String QuartetUnited States | 1,621 | 0 |
02 | Emerson String QuartetUnited States | 914 | 0 |
03 | Takács QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 706 | +1 |
04 | Quatuor ÉbèneFrance | 593 | +1 |
05 | Danish String QuartetCopenhagen · Denmark | 537 | +5 |
06 | Belcea QuartetUnited Kingdom | 510 | +10 |
07 | Bălănescu QuartetRomania | 487 | 0 |
08 | Borodin QuartetRussia | 469 | +1 |
09 | Guarneri QuartetUnited States | 464 | -3 |
10 | Amadeus QuartetUnited Kingdom | 462 | -2 |
11 | Brodsky QuartetMiddlesbrough · United Kingdom | 461 | -8 |
12 | Alban Berg QuartettWien · Austria | 422 | 0 |
13 | Turtle Island String QuartetUnited States | 385 | +2 |
14 | Budapest String Quartet— | 366 | +4 |
15 | Pacifica QuartetCalifornia · United States | 363 | +4 |
16 | Arditti QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 339 | +1 |
17 | Hagen QuartettSalzburg · Austria | 324 | -4 |
18 | Jerusalem QuartetIsrael | 316 | +2 |
19 | Quartetto ItalianoItaly | 286 | +2 |
20 | Allegri String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 281 | +17 |
21 | Artemis QuartetLübeck · Germany | 254 | +4 |
22 | Tokyo String QuartetNew York · United States | 237 | +1 |
23 | Pavel Haas QuartetCzechia | 229 | -1 |
24 | The Hollywood String QuartetUnited States | 221 | +11 |
25 | Fitzwilliam String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 203 | -1 |
26 | Струнный квартет имени БетховенаSoviet Union | 199 | +6 |
27 | Lindsay String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 191 | -1 |
28 | Quatuor MosaïquesWien · Austria | 177 | +3 |
29 | Hungarian QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 175 | +9 |
30 | Melos QuartettStuttgart · Germany | 174 | -3 |
31 | Talichovo kvartetoPraha · Czechia | 163 | -4 |
32 | Esmé QuartetKöln · Germany | 160 | +9 |
33 | Escher String QuartetNew York · United States | 158 | +18 |
34 | Fine Arts QuartetChicago · United States | 148 | -4 |
35 | The Duke QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 145 | +7 |
36 | Quatuor ModiglianiParis · France | 143 | -2 |
37 | Kodály QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 136 | +11 |
38 | Végh QuartetHungary | 133 | -5 |
39 | Pražák QuartetCzechia | 132 | -25 |
40 | Smetana QuartetPraha · Czechia | 130 | +3 |
40 | The Medici Quartet— | 130 | +13 |
42 | Cuarteto CasalsSpain | 127 | -6 |
43 | Chilingirian QuartetUnited Kingdom | 126 | -4 |
44 | Panochovo kvartetoPraha · Czechia | 117 | -33 |
45 | The Borromeo String QuartetUnited States | 116 | 0 |
46 | The Harlem Quartet— | 115 | -3 |
46 | Amar QuartettFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 115 | 0 |
46 | New Zealand String QuartetNew Zealand | 115 | +10 |
49 | Audubon QuartetWinchester · United States | 102 | +18 |
50 | Wihan QuartetCzechia | 101 | +13 |
50 | Kolisch QuartetWien · Austria | 101 | +5 |
58 | Coull QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 80 | +24 |
67 | Curtis String QuartetPhiladelphia · United States | 67 | +22 |
61 | The Kopelman QuartetMoscow · Russia | 72 | +21 |
66 | Kneisel QuartetBoston · United States | 68 | +20 |
62 | Concord String QuartetUnited States | 71 | +16 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.