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Gringolts Quartet Ilya Gringolts, violin • Anahit Kurtikyan, violin • Silvia Simionescu, viola • Claudius Herrmann, cello The Gringolts Quartet maintains a dignified, yet highly passionate overall sound, in which, the talents of each musician are evenly divided. (Badische Zeitung) The Zurich-based Gringolts Quartet was founded in 2008, born from mutual friendships and chamber music partnerships. Coming originally from different corners of Europe and thus bringing together different musical experiences and backgrounds, the four members share a unique passion for playing music together and for the high demands presented by the string quartet repertoire. Highlights from the past season include performances at the Lucerne Festival, the Philharmony in St Petersburg, the Oleg Kagan Musikfest in Kreuth and the Kasseler Musiktage. During the upcoming seasons they will perform a.o. at the Menuhin Gstaad Festival, the Auditori Barcelona, the Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao, Salzburgerfestspiele and the Società di concerti in Milano. They have already had the opportunity to collaborate with renowned artists such as Leon Fleischer, Jörg Widmann, David Geringas, Alexander Lonquich and Eduard Brunner. Gringolts Quartet’s debut recording for the label Onyx was published in 2011, containing the complete string quartets and the piano quintet of Robert Schumann. This recording was met with great critical acclaim, a.o. by Diapason, The Independent, Kulturspiegel and Swiss Radio DRS. Together with David Geringas the Gringolts Quartet participated in the world premiere recording of Walter Braunfels’ quintet with two cellos which got a "supersonic Award" as well as an ECHO Klassik award. In Spring 2014, a new recording of the complete string quartets and the piano quintet of Johannes Brahms will be released by Orchid Classics. The members of Gringolts Quartet all play on rare Italian instruments. Ilya Gringolts plays a Stradivarius violin, Cremona 1718. Anahit Kurtikyan plays a Camillo Camilli violin, Mantua 1733. Silvia Simionescu plays a Jacobus Januarius viola, Cremona 1660. Claudius Herrmann plays a Maggini cello, Brescia 1600. Beethoven’s last quartets were been first performed on this wonderful instrument, formerly owned by Prince Galitsin, a close friend of the composer. Season 2013/2014 www.karstenwitt.com