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The Manhattan String Quartet was formed in 1970 by first violinist Eric Lewis, and cellist Judith Glyde. They were joined by second violinist John McLeod and violist Andrew Berdahl and immediately participated in the first Young Professionals string quartet program hosted by the Lenox String Quartet at SUNY Binghamton in Binghamton, NY. Soon after, they served on the faculty of Grinnell University in Ginnell, Iowa before returning to the New York under the management of Thea Dispeker. The move to NY saw a reshuffling of personnel.

In 1981, with the stabilization in membership, the MSQ was engaged as the summer resident performers at Music Mountain in Falls River, CT, performing weekly for live radio broadcasts from June to September as well as hosting training sessions for young professional string quartets and coaching adult amateurs with Rachmael Weinstock. They maintained the residency until 1989.

In 1985, in a gesture of rapprochement with the Soviet Union, the quartet was invited to the Soviet Union as guests of the American ambassador, Arthur A. Hartman. Upon resumption of cultural exchange, they toured the USSR on two occasions, bringing an American interpretation of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich.

A partial discography includes:

• Dmitri Shostakovich Complete String Quartets (ESS.A.Y)
• Franz Schubert Quartet in D Minor, "Death and the Maiden" (Centaur Records)
• Franz Schubert Quartet in G Major) (Centaur Records)
• Dmitri Shostakovich Quartets Nos. 3 and 8) (Centaur Records)
• Dmitri Shostakovich Quartets Nos. 6 and 10) (Centaur Records)
• "Adagio": Antonin Dvorak Quartet in F Major and selected encores (Newport Classic)
• Alice Parker, "Songs for Eve" for string quartet and vocal quartet (Musical Heritage Society)
• Anton Weber Clarinet Quintets with Jon Manasse (XLNT Music)
• Music for Flute and Strings with Doriot Anthony Dwyer (Koch International)
• "The Bel Canto Oboe" with Bert Lucarelli, oboe (Price-Les$)
• Quintets for flute & strings - Molique, Romberg with John Wion, flute (Musical Heritage Society)
• Quintets for obe & strings - Bax, Bliss with Bert Lucarelli, oboe (Musical Heritage Society)
• Music of Portugal - Carneyro, Peixinho, Pires (Educo)
• Boatwright String Quartet #2 (Composers Recordings, Inc.)
• Collins String Quartet #1 (Composers Recordings, Inc.)
• Moryl - The Golden Phoenix (Opus One) 

1st violin

• Curtis Macomber (b. ?) (since 2011)
• Eric Lewis (b. 1946) (1970-2011)

2nd violin

• Calvin Wiersma (b. ?) (1995-2021)
• Anna Lim (b. ?) (since 2021)
• Kenneth Freed (b. ?) (1993-1995)
• Roy Lewis (b. 1950) (1976-1993)
• Ronald Oakland (b. ?) (1975-1976)
• Mahlon Darlington (b. ?) (197?-1975)
• John McLeod (b. ?) (1970-73)

viola

• John Dexter (b. 1946) (since 1980)
• Stephen Tenenbom (b. ?) (1978-1980)
• Rosemary Glyde (b. 1948) (1976-1978)
• Andrew Berdahl (b. ?) (1970-1976)

'cello

• Chris Finkel (b. ?) (since 1992)
• Judith Glyde (b. 1945) (1970-1991)

• Manhattan String Quartet
• Centaur Records
• ESS.A.Y Recordings
• Newport Classic

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