People Open DS/UK/17521 Allegri Quartet (1953) Allegri Quartet 1953 British string quartet Group (Mixed) Allegri String Quartet London, England (formed - inferred) British Music | Quartet | Classical, Chamber Multiple / Mixed No known disability No known religious affiliation Eli Goren, William Pleeth - founders Members: Martyn Jackson - first violin Rafael Todes - second violin Dorothea Vogel - viola Vanessa Lucas-Smith - cello Past Members: Eli Goren, Hugh Maguire, Peter Carter, Daniel Rowland, Ofer Falk - first violin, James Barton, Peter Thomas, David Roth, Fiona McNaught - second violin, Patrick Ireland, Prunella Pacey, Keith Lovell, Roger Tapping, Jonathan Barritt - viola, William Pleeth, Bruno Schrecker, Pal Banda, Katherine Jenkinson - cello Unknown Founded in 1953 by Eli Goren and William Pleeth, The Allegri Quartet has played a key role in the British musical scene, working with composers such as Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett, Elizabeth Maconchy, John Woolrich, Peter Fribbins, Anthony Payne, James MacMillan, Matthew Taylor and most recently Alec Roth, resulting in new commissions and recordings.It is Britain's longest-running chamber music ensemble, sustained over six decades by successive generations of performers. The Quartet celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2004 and held a reunion at the Llanfyllin Festival at which many of the past members also performed. https://www.allegriquartet.org.uk/about (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHdroberts 6/11/2014 RAHAKirkbride 6/14/2023 27396efa-041e-48b1-9e69-5edfcd1f1e82