Roger Tapping, viola

Roger Tapping was a member of the Takács Quartet for ten years from 1995, performing Beethoven and Bartok Cycles in the world’s major cities. Their recordings for DECCA/London, including the complete Bartok and Beethoven quartets, won many international awards including a Grammy, three Gramophone Awards and 3 Japan Record Academy Chamber Music Awards.

In London, Tapping played in the Allegri Quartet. He performs as a recitalist and chamber musician, making frequent guest appearances with quartets from the USA and Europe. He teaches at NEC, Longy and the Boston Conservatory, and at Banff, Perlman and Tanglewood and Yellow Barn summer festivals.