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The 50 most-read string quartet artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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110 artists are ranked in string quartet. The biggest move was Australian String Quartet, up 27 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Vitamin String QuartetUnited States | 2,674 | 0 |
02 | Emerson String QuartetUnited States | 2,033 | +1 |
03 | Takács QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 1,080 | -1 |
04 | Belcea QuartetUnited Kingdom | 858 | 0 |
05 | Borodin QuartetRussia | 655 | 0 |
06 | Brodsky QuartetMiddlesbrough · United Kingdom | 570 | +1 |
07 | Quatuor ÉbèneFrance | 544 | -1 |
08 | Alban Berg QuartettWien · Austria | 467 | +1 |
09 | Bălănescu QuartetRomania | 457 | -1 |
10 | Arditti QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 429 | +5 |
11 | Guarneri QuartetUnited States | 423 | +1 |
12 | Amadeus QuartetUnited Kingdom | 419 | -1 |
13 | Danish String QuartetCopenhagen · Denmark | 406 | -3 |
14 | Jerusalem QuartetIsrael | 401 | +3 |
15 | Turtle Island String QuartetUnited States | 386 | +1 |
16 | Budapest String Quartet— | 380 | -3 |
17 | Quatuor ModiglianiParis · France | 352 | +15 |
18 | Pavel Haas QuartetCzechia | 314 | +18 |
19 | Hagen QuartettSalzburg · Austria | 302 | 0 |
20 | Tokyo String QuartetNew York · United States | 281 | +3 |
21 | Artemis QuartetLübeck · Germany | 264 | +3 |
22 | Quartetto ItalianoItaly | 247 | +3 |
22 | Cuarteto CasalsSpain | 247 | +6 |
24 | Струнный квартет имени БетховенаSoviet Union | 220 | -3 |
25 | Lindsay String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 216 | +1 |
26 | Fitzwilliam String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 213 | -4 |
27 | Escher String QuartetNew York · United States | 211 | +11 |
28 | Pacifica QuartetCalifornia · United States | 209 | -10 |
29 | Fine Arts QuartetChicago · United States | 174 | -2 |
30 | Melos QuartettStuttgart · Germany | 173 | 0 |
31 | Quatuor MosaïquesWien · Austria | 159 | +2 |
32 | Esmé QuartetKöln · Germany | 158 | -18 |
33 | Calidore String QuartetLos Angeles · United States | 155 | +6 |
34 | The Hollywood String QuartetUnited States | 152 | -3 |
35 | Talichovo kvartetoPraha · Czechia | 144 | -6 |
35 | Australian String QuartetAustralia | 144 | +27 |
37 | Smetana QuartetPraha · Czechia | 137 | +5 |
37 | Végh QuartetHungary | 137 | -3 |
37 | Kodály QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 137 | +10 |
40 | Allegri String QuartetUnited Kingdom | 134 | -20 |
41 | Chilingirian QuartetUnited Kingdom | 131 | -2 |
42 | The Duke QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 124 | -7 |
43 | Amar QuartettFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 118 | +4 |
44 | Hungarian QuartetBudapest · Hungary | 107 | -1 |
45 | The Shostakovich String QuartetRussia | 104 | +1 |
46 | Pražák QuartetCzechia | 102 | +8 |
47 | St. Lawrence String QuartetCanada | 100 | +5 |
48 | The Borromeo String QuartetUnited States | 99 | -11 |
49 | Endellion QuartetUnited Kingdom | 94 | +12 |
50 | Quatuor YsaÿeParis · France | 91 | +6 |
66 | Taneyev QuartetSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 68 | +27 |
82 | Rubio QuartetBelgium | 45 | +22 |
62 | Maggini QuartetUnited Kingdom | 75 | +19 |
80 | Petersen QuartettBerlin · Germany | 48 | +18 |
67 | Concord String QuartetUnited States | 66 | +17 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.