Barbican Quartet
Barbican Quartet | |
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 Rehearsing in the Isle of Wight | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, UK |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | www |
The Barbican Quartet is a multi-national string quartet based across multiple cities in Europe.[1]
History[edit]
The Barbican String Quartet was founded in 2015 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. The group first came to international attention in 2022 when it won first prize in the string quartet category at the ARD International Music Competition, also taking the special prize for Best Interpretation of the commissioned work by Dobrinka Tabakova, the Genuin Classics CD production special prize, the GEWA prize and the Henle Urtext prize.[2][3][4]
The quartet has received training and mentorship from multiple notable teachers including Günter Pichler, founding member of the Alban Berg Quartett and the Ébène Quartet in the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. They are also guided and supported by the Belcea Quartet, Alasdair Tait, András Keller, and David Waterman of the Endellion Quartet.
Other notable prizes and competitions the quartet have won include first prize in the International Joseph Joachim Competition in 2019.[5][6]
Musical style[edit]
The Barbican Quartet is known for its "gusto, comradeship and sharp attack."[7]
Members[edit]
- Amarins Wierdsma, violin
- Christoph Slenczka, viola
- Yoanna Prodanova, violoncello
- Ionel Manciu, violin, 2015 - 2016
- Tim Crawford, violin, 2016 - 2020
- James Dong, violin, 2020 - 2022
- Kate Maloney, violin, since 2022
References[edit]
- ↑ "Barbican Quartet". Barbican Quartet. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ↑ "String quartet prizes awarded at ARD International Music Competition". The Strad. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "ARD Music Competition winners". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Barbican Quartet Biography". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Joseph Joachim Competition Prize Winners". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Concert announcement referencing competition win". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Barbican Quartet information for Grachtenfestival". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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