ADAM QUARTET, THE NETHERLANDS Margot Kolodziej, violinJulia Kleinsmann, violinMinna Svedberg, violaRenée Timmer, cello With a fresh perspective, the ADAM Quartet casts new light on the string quartet. Their playing is rooted in tradition yet infused with a contemporary spirit. In recent years, the quartet has appeared on prominent stages and[…]
AFFINITY QUARTET, AUSTRALIA Josephine Chung, violinNicholas Waters, violinRuby Shirres, viola Mee Na Lojewsky, cello Since forming in 2015, Australia’s Affinity Quartet has emerged on Melbourne’s classical music scene as ‘one of the most exciting ensembles to make their mark’ (Classic Melbourne). Affinity Quartet’s touring 2016-20 has included acclaimed performances at[…]
AINOLA ENSEMBLE, FINLAND Lina Leikola, violinMargaux Rouzeau, violinHarrison Swainston, violaNadia Barrow, cello Formed in late 2024 by four exceptional musicians from the Sibelius Academy, the Ainola Quartet takes its name from Ainola—the home that Finnish composer Jean Sibelius shared with his wife, Aino.The name reflects how the quartet’s members, who[…]
TRIO AITNÈ, ITALY Alberto Occhipinti, pianoSimone Molino, violinFederico de Zan, cello The trio Aitnè was founded in Catania in 2023 due to the common passion of the three young members for chamber music repertoire.They attended the chamber music course at the ‘V. Bellini’ conservatory in Catania, in Maestro M. Salemi’s[…]
AKELA QUARTET, DENMARK Clara Glasdam, violinGustav Ranum, violinKirsten Wilbrandt Kjær, violaOskar Reuben Friis-Hansen, cello AKELA was founded in 2019 at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has since been interpreting the quartet repertoire with presence and curiosity under the tutelage of Professor Tim Frederiksen at chamber music festivals, international masterclasses, competitions and[…]
QUATUOR AKHTAMAR, BELGIUM Coline Alecian, violinJennifer Pio, violinCléo Dahan, violaApolline Lafait, cello Akhtamar, an Armenian legend. The name of the quartet is a reference to the Armenian Miniatures by Komitas/Aslamazyan, which the ensemble has performed with passion since its foundation.Founded in Brussels in 2014 by Franco-Belgian artists, the Akhtamar Quartet[…]
ALINDE QUARTETT, ITALY Eugenia Ottaviano, violinGuglielmo Dandolo Marchesi, violinGregor Hrabar, viola Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi, cello Laureate of several international competitions – most recently the International Chamber Music Competition “Città di Pinerolo e Torino” and the Concorso Internazionale “Salieri Zinetti” – the quartet can be found happily stage-hopping all across Europe.[…]
ALINEA QUARTET, GERMANY Fanny Anaïs Schell, violinMario Sögtrop, violinJustus Schümmer, violaDavid Fuchs, cello In typography, the “Alinea” symbol means the beginning of a new thought. The Alinea Quartett, based in Munich and founded in 2020, has set out to rethink the meaning and relevance of chamber music for our time. In[…]
ALIOTH QUARTET, ITALY Matilde Urbani, violinSofia Morano, violinAnna Avilia, violaMargherita Pasquini, cello The Quartetto Alioth is currently studying for their Masters in Chamber Music in the class of Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartett) at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (DE). Founded in 2019 at the Scuola di Musica[…]
ALLA MANIERA ITALIANA STRING QUARTET, ITALY Giacomo Coletti, violinMaria Grokhotova, violinLorenzo Novelli, violaAnna Camporini, cello The Quartet was founded out of a shared desire to explore the great chamber music repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries, with a historically informed approach and a particular focus on the works of[…]
