Ysaÿe Quartet (1886)

For the modern string quartet established in 1984, see Ysaÿe Quartet (1984).

The Ysaÿe Quartet was established in 1886 by Eugène Ysaÿe.

Its members were:

Eugène Ysaÿe, 1st violin
Mathieu Crickboom, 2nd violin
Léon van Hout, viola
Joseph Jacob, cello

The quartet premiered Claude Debussy's String Quartet on December 29, 1893.

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