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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
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