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OUR STORY

Phenotypic Recordings is a new record label founded in 2023 with the mission to bring to light new and timeless music by world-class musicians, the unpublished recordings of innovative composers, and music that highlights the most important issues facing the world today.

Phenotypic donates part or all of its proceeds from each album to a charity that is selected in collaboration with the artists, to jointly contribute to efforts to address critical issues.

"Maria's City (Mariupol)" (Zoltan Almashi), performed by Vivere String Quartet

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Vivere String Quartet ~ Interviews (7:51)

Preview of Landscape to Light by James Ross & Maxwell Quartet

Vivere String Quartet ~ Interviews (7:51)

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OUR PARTNERS

Every album from Phenotypic Recordings raises money for an important cause. Our esteemed partners are all registered charities in their home country.

  • Our dear friend Geoff Nuttall, acclaimed founding violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, passed away in 2022 six months after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The Memorial Fund benefits research on pancreatic cancer at Stanford University.

    Benefit of: St. Lawrence String Quartet, Haydn Op 76 Emperor & Sunrise, and St. Lawrence String Quartet and Stephen Prutsman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Piano Quintet in E Major

  • REVIVED SOLDIERS Ukraine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the U.S., dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine in support of their fundamental human rights and the medical rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers. https://www.rsukraine.org/

    Benefit of: Vivere String Quartet, Prayer for Ukraine

  • The Scottish Wildlife Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement. https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/

    Benefit of: James Ross and Maxwell Quartet's Landscape to Light

  • The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. https://www.surfrider.org/

    Benefit of: Hausmann Quartet, Pale Blue Dot

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