The Regent String Quartet
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The Regent String Quartet are a British
United Kingdom
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 string quartet,

The Regent String Quartet was formed in the mid-1990s. Their original lineup was Helen Godbolt, Sarah Turner, Caryn Cohen and Emma Martin (see the Members section for more details).

They were formed at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...

where they were all trained as classical players.

Current lineup

  • Caryn Cohen (First Violin)
  • Emma Martin (Second Violin)
  • Sarah Turner (Viola)
  • Helen Godbolt (Cello)

Artists who they have supported

KanYe West,
McFly,
Vanessa Mae,
Gabrielle,
Mostly Autumn,
Nigel Kennedy,
Julian Lloyd Webber,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Russell Watson,
The Opera Babes.

TV

Too Good To Be True (ITV, 2003),
Comic Relief 2005, supporting McFly,
Brit Awards (several years) - accompanying strings,
Top Of The Pops (several appearances) - accompanying strings.

External links

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