The Ysaÿe Quartet (Quatuor Ysaÿe) was a French
string quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...
that was founded in 1984 by students at the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
named after the original
Ysaÿe Quartet. It ended its existence in January 2014.
Its members as of the time they disbanded were:
*
Guillaume Sutre (violin) (previously Christophe Giovaninetti)
* Luc-Marie Aguera (violin) (previously Romano Tommasini)
* Miguel da Silva (viola)
* Yovan Markovitch (cello) (previously Carlos Dourthe, then Michel Poulet, then
Marc Coppey
Marc Coppey (born 1969 in Strasbourg) is a French contemporary classical cellist.
Biography
In 1988 at the age of 18, Marc Coppey won the two highest prizes of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition: the first prize and the special ...
, then
François Salque
François Salque is a contemporary French classical cellist.
Biography
A graduate from Yale University, François Salque teaches at the and at the Conservatoire de Paris.
He has played and recorded chamber music with Éric Le Sage, Alexand ...
)
The ensemble undertook studies with members of the
Amadeus Quartet
The Amadeus Quartet was a string quartet founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1987, having retained its founding members throughout its history.
Noted for its smooth, sophisticated style, its seamless ensemble playing, and its sensitive interpretat ...
in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
from 1986 to 1989. It won prizes at competitions in Trapani (2nd), Portsmouth (2nd) and Evian (1st). The quartet won admiration for its recordings of the quartets of Debussy and Ravel, and, with pianist
Pascal Rogé
Pascal Rogé (born 6 April 1951) is a French pianist.
His playing includes the works of compatriot composers Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and Poulenc, among others. However, his repertoire also covers the German and Austrian ...
, of the quintets of
Fauré. They also performed a set of Mozart's "Haydn" Quartets for the Decca label to much acclaim. They taught at CNR in Paris and gave masterclasses in the mountain city of Flaine in France.
External links
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Musical groups established in 1984
French string quartets