Dmitri Ensemble

Britain's Dmitri Ensemble is organized around the idea of a core string ensemble that brings on other musicians as needed according to the repertory being performed. The group is closely identified with contemporary music and has given many world premieres. The Dmitri Ensemble was formed in Cambridge, England, in 2004. The members first performed together in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the program's finale was the string arrangement, known as the Chamber Symphony, of Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Rudolf Barshai. The group...