Published: Feb. 4, 2014

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The, the renowned string ensemble based at the CU«Ƶ College of Music, offeredto actorafter the Oscar-winning actorwas found dead Sunday.

From a Monday afternoon post on the Takacs Quartet:

We were lucky enough to work with Philip Seymour Hoffman once. What was so striking to us during his readings from Philip Roth's Everyman was how daring his choices were: so much dynamic inflection in his voice in the piano/pianissimo range. And a humble, openminded attitude to his work. We were in awe. What a sad day.

— Brad Turner