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Contact

For availability and general enquiries:

Melanie Moult

Melanie Moult

Associate Director

For contracts, logistics and press:

Fiona Russell

Fiona Russell

Senior Assistant Manager

Representation

General management: Askonas Holt

Partner managers:
Japan: Yuichi Murakami, Eurassic Tokyo Inc

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About Chiaroscuro Quartet

Formed in 2005, Chiaroscuro Quartet performs music of the Classical and early Romantic periods on gut strings and with historical bows. The Quartet’s unique sound is highly acclaimed by audiences and critics all over Europe.

Recent releases in their growing discography include Beethoven Opp.74 and 130, Mozart ‘Prussian’ Quartets and Haydn Op.33 (1-3), with future plans featuring the second volume of Haydn Op. 33 and Beethoven Razumovsky Quartets.

Among the ensemble’s chamber music partners are Kristian Bezuidenhout, Trevor Pinnock, Jonathan Cohen, Christian Poltera and Cédric Tiberghien. The 24-25 season sees them continue their regular appearances at Wigmore Hall London, and visits to the Boulez Saal Berlin, Laeiszhalle Hamburg and Amsterdam Concertgebouw. They return to North America for a tour including Weill Hall (New York), Schubert Club (St Paul) the Philips Collection in Washington DC and Menil Collection Houston.

Recent highlights have taken the ensemble on tour to Japan and the US, and to the Konzerthaus Vienna, Edinburgh International Festival, Beethoven Haus Bonn and Salzburg Mozarteum.

Chiaroscuro Quartet are grateful to Jumpstart Jr Foundation for the kind loan of the 1570 Andrea Amati violin.

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Representation

General management: Askonas Holt

Partner managers:
Japan: Yuichi Murakami, Eurassic Tokyo Inc

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Season Highlights

Sep 2024
Wigmore Hall, London
Mozart: String Quartet in Dm K421 Schubert: String Quartet in Am D904 'Rosamunde'
Oct 2024
Weill Hall, New York
Mozart: String Quartet in C K465 'Dissonance' Schubert: String Quartet in G D887
Dec 2024
Auditorium de Lyon
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Op.59/1 'Razumovsky' Beethoven: String Quartet in Em op.59/2 'Razumovsky'

Audio

  • Schubert: "Der Tod und das Madchen" IV Presto
    Credit: BIS Records
  • Schubert: "der Tod und das Madchen" II Andante
    Credit: BIS Records
  • Mozart: String Quartet in C Op.19 K 465
    Credit: Aparte
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Sample Programmes

  • Chiaroscuro Quartet

    Mozart String Quartet in C major, K.465 'Dissonance' Interval Schubert String Quartet in G major, D.887 OR: Purcell Fantasias: No.7 (Z. 738) No.8 (Z. 739) No.11 (Z. 742) Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Op.95 ‘Serioso’ Interval Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D.810 'Death and the Maiden’ OR: Haydn String Quartet in D minor, Op.9, No.4 Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op.59, No.1 'Razumovsky' Interval Schubert String Quartet D minor, D.810 'Death and the Maiden' OR: Beethoven String Quartet in E flat major, Op.127 Beethoven String Quartet in E flat major, Op.131 Haydn String Quartets: C major, Op.20, No.2 G minor, Op.20, No.3 D major, Op.20, No.4

  • With Kristian Bezuidenhout or Cedric Tiberghien, fortepiano

    Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op.56 'Razumovsky' Interval Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue in E minor (1841) Selection from Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44 Or: Mozart String Quartet in C major, K.465 'Dissonance' Mozart Piano Sonata Interval Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op.33, No.6 Mozart Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414

Press

  • Recording: Beethoven String Quartets Vol 3

    BIS records
    Oct 2023
    • The wonderfully paced opening grows steadily in insistence, until it blossoms into melody in a totally unforced way, setting the tone for everything that follows; there seem to be no preconceptions in these performances, everything comes from the music itself.