被《留聲機雜誌》譽為成員由「無可挑剔的音樂家」組成的「最傑出的青年弦樂四重奏」，多利克弦樂四重奏已獲得來自全球聽眾和樂評的熱烈迴響。他們在 2008 年獲得日本「大阪國際室內樂比賽」（Osaka International Chamber Music Competition）首獎；義大利「Premio Paolo Borciani 國際弦樂四重奏比賽」（International String Quartet Competition）二獎；德國「梅克倫堡藝術節」（Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern）的合奏獎；並成為 2006 至 2010 年「英國青年藝術家機構」（Young Concert Artists Trust, YCAT）的代表。

從 1998 年創團以來，多利克弦樂四重奏便在全球各地和許多傑出的音樂家合作演出，包括博斯崔吉、蘭格瑞吉（Philip Langridge）、帕德摩爾（Mark Padmore）、皮耶斯．蘭恩（Piers Lane）、凱瑟琳．史托特、哈勒維（Chen Halevi）和佛倫斯坦三重奏（Florestan Trio）等。他們於 2010 年秋季在紐約弗里克博物館（Frick Museum）和華盛頓的國會圖書館的美國首演，皆獲得極高的評價。近期精彩的演出包含柏林音樂廳、阿姆斯特丹大會堂音樂廳、漢堡音樂廳以及布魯塞爾、法蘭克福、琉森、米蘭和巴黎等地。除了在梅克倫堡藝術節的固定表演，他們也在奧地利夏日音樂節（Carinthischer Sommer）、席耶納音樂節（Incontri inTerra di Siena）、東努克（East Neuk）、曼島（Isle of Man）、「I Soloisti del Vento」和史瓦辛格藝術節（Schwetzinger Festivals）演出，也去過日本、以色列、澳洲和紐西蘭等更遠的地方。

多利克弦樂四重奏 2011 和 2012 年樂季的高潮，包括在維也納演奏廳的初演，以及回到美國奧古斯塔（Augusta）和喬治亞（Georgia） 的巡演和丹麥與以色列的演出。之後在漢諾威、日內瓦和布拉格舉辦音樂會。這個樂季在英國的邀約包括威格摩爾廳（Wigmore Hall）的「Music in the Round」音樂會，以及在曼徹斯特和約克的「埃文河上的布萊德福德」（Bradford-upon-Avon）威爾特郡音樂中心（Wiltshire Music Centre）的長期駐留。 多利克弦樂四重奏的首張專輯於2009年發行，即受到Wigmore Live label的好評和留聲機雜誌「主編精選」推薦：「多利克的海頓閃耀著令人印象深刻的機智…非常興盛的出道錄音。」自 2010 年開始多利克弦樂四重奏成為Chandos Records的專屬。第一張專輯為康果爾德的弦樂四重奏全集，已在 2010 年 9 月出版，且被留聲機雜誌「樂評精選」稱為2010年最具特色的錄音之一，接著在2011年春天發行的華爾頓的弦樂四重奏也同樣大受歡迎。2011 年秋天出版舒曼的弦樂四重奏錄音，未來預計還會有舒伯特、蕭頌、巴爾托克和海頓的錄音發行。

多利克弦樂四重奏從 2002 年開始參與於 1998 年在 Pro Corda 成立的「青年室內樂演奏家學院」（The National School for Young Chamber Music Players） 的「巴黎式專業弦樂四重奏訓練計畫」（Paris-based ProQuartet Professional Training Program），和阿班貝爾格（Alban Berg）、阿特密斯、哈根和拉薩路（LaSalle Quartet） 弦樂四重奏的成員以及庫爾塔克一同工作。並持續和哈根弦樂四重奏的蘭納．施密特（Rainer Schmidt） 合作。

Described by Gramophone Magazine as ‘one of the finest young string quartets’, whose members are ‘musicians with fascinating things to say’ the Doric String Quartet has received glowing responses from audiences and critics across the globe. In 2008 the Quartet won 1st prize in the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan, 2nd prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy and the Ensemble Prize at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. The Quartet was represented by Young Concert Artists Trust（YCAT） from 2006-2010.

Since its formation in 1998 the Quartet has performed across the world and collaborated with artists including Ian Bostridge, Philip Langridge, Mark Padmore, Alexander Melnikov, Piers Lane, Kathryn Stott, Chen Halevi and the Florestan Trio. In autumn 2010 the Quartet made its highly acclaimed American debut with recitals at the Frick Museum in New York and Library of Congress in Washington. Other recent highlights include recitals at the Berlin Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Vienna Konzerthaus, Hamburg Laeiszhalle and in Brussels, Frankfurt, Lucerne, Milan, Moscow and Paris. In addition to their regular appearances at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the Quartet has performed at the Carinthischer Sommer, Delft, Incontri inTerra di Siena, East Neuk, Isle of Man, I Soloisti del Vento and Schwetzinger Festivals. Further afield they have toured to Japan, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. Highlights of the 2012/13 season include returns to the Berlin Konzerthaus and Amsterdam Concertgebouw, as well as recitals at the Stockholm Konzerthaus and in Prague, Denmark, Norway, Poland and Israel. The Quartet will undertake its third US tour in November with concerts in Washington DC, New York State and Pennsylvania and returns later in the season for three concerts at the Vancouver Recital Society. UK engagements include three performances at Wigmore Hall and a celebration of the 10th anniversary of its residency at the Wiltshire Music Centre.

In 2009 the Doric String Quartet’s first CD was released to critical acclaim on the Wigmore Live label and was chosen as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone “The Doric’s Haydn sparkles with wit on their impressive [and] very auspicious recording debut”. Since 2010 the Quartet has recorded exclusively for Chandos Records. The first CD, the complete Korngold String Quartets, was released in September 2010 and featured as one of the 2010 Critic’s Choice discs in Gramophone, followed by string quartets by Walton in spring 2011 which was similarly enthusiastically received by the press and nominated for a 2011 Gramophone Award. The Quartet’s most recent release, of the Schumann String Quartets, was named as CD of the Month in Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine and was shortlisted for a 2012 Gramophone Award The Quartet’s next release will be Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ and ‘Death and the Maiden’ quartets（September 12）. Other future releases will include works by Chausson, Brett Dean, Bartók and Haydn.

Formed in 1998 at Pro Corda, The National School for Young Chamber Music Players, from 2002 the Doric String Quartet studied on the Paris-based ProQuartet Professional Training Program, where they worked with members of the Alban Berg, Artemis, Hagen and LaSalle Quartets and with György Kurtag. For many years the Quartet worked with Rainer Schmidt（Hagen Quartet） at the Music Academy in Basel.