William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet
Biography William Kanengiser & Alexander String Quartet
William Kanengiser
has forged a career that expands the possibilities of the classical guitar. A prize winner in major competitions (1987 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Toronto Guitar ’81), he has toured throughout North America, Asia, and Europe with his innovative programs and expressive musicianship. An active proponent of new music and prolific arranger, he created the original production, The Ingenious Don Quixote. Founding member of the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, he has given hundreds of recitals and concerto appearances around the world, and has recorded over a dozen releases.
The Alexander String Quartet
has performed in the major music capitals of five continents and is a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving as Directors of The Morrison Chamber Music Center Instructional Programs, as well as Ensemble-in-Residence of San Francisco Performances and the Mondavi Center (UC Davis, CA). Important advocates of new music, they have commissioned or premiered over 35 new works. On the Foghorn Classics label, they have released 23 CDs (comprising 37 discs). ASQ is the subject of the award-winning documentary, Con Moto: The Alexander String Quartet (2017).
