The Cherubini Quartet (German: ''Cherubini-Quartett'') was a German string quartet from

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...

, founded in 1978. It is named after the Italian composer Luigi Cherubini, who wrote six string quartets. The Cherubini Quartet has won international acclaim with its interpretations of nineteenth-century string quartets, winning prizes such as the Grand Prix in Evian/France.

Members

* Violin: Christoph Poppen * Violin: Harald Schoneweg (1978–1994), Ulf Gunnar Wallin (1995–1997) * Viola: Hariolf Schlichtig * Violoncello: Klaus Kämper (1978–1989), Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (1989–1995), Christoph Richter (1995–1997)

Repertoire

The Cherubini Quartet has performed string quartets by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

, Felix Mendelssohn, and Robert Schumann.

Awards

* Märkisches Stipendium für Musik for the years 1980/81 and 1981/82 * Grand Prix at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian/France in 1981

References

External links

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Entry in the ACADEMIC Universal-Lexikon (in German)
German string quartets Musical groups established in 1978 1978 establishments in Germany {{Classical-ensemble-stub