Icon: Budapest Quartet

Tully Potter
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Tully Potter outlines the life of an ensemble that was active for 50 years and whose various members set superb standards of playing that others could only hope to follow

Budapest Quartet (photo: Tully Potter Collection)

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