CLASSICAL: Composer Portrait: Elliott Carter

Members of the Pacifica Quartet, from left, Simin Ganatre, violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin; Brandon Vamos, cello; and Masumi Per Rostad, viola, performing the complete Elliott Carter string quartets at the Miller Theater, NYC, on Nov. 2, 2002, as part of the composer portrait series. PHOTO CREDIT: Nan Melvill for The New York Times ORG XMIT: 200210700 Published in NYT 11/04/02 Published Caption: Elliott Carter, almost 94, attended a performance of all his five demanding string quartets by the young Pacifica […]