"The Notos Quartet is a fantastic ensemble!" Zubin Mehta
"Phenomenal, this is true musicianship." Lynn Harrell
After awarding the 1. Prize of the Schoenfeld Competition to the Notos Quartet: "I've been performing on stage for more than 50 years now - for me, music in its essence is communication. I don't want to diminish the winners of the solo violin and cello divisions, but in my opinion the Notos Quartet mastered this most perfectly, not just communicating in the group but also to the public - as such they are actually the winners of the whole competition." Shlomo Mintz
"The finest chamber music performance I have heard anywhere“ Classical Voice North America, Robert Markow
Bio: Audiences and critics alike have lauded the Notos Quartet for its "virtuosic brilliance and technical perfection," as well as its "sense of balance and interplay," which make every detail of the composition audible", allowing them to "reach the listener's heart with its intimately played notes.”
Since its inception in 2007, the four musicians have garnered six first and many special prizes at international competitions in Holland, Italy, England and China, establishing themselves on a global stage. The quartet performs in renowned European concert halls such as the Philharmonie Cologne, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Wigmore Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Tonhalle Zurich, the BOZAR Brussels, the Teatro la Fenice Venice, as well as at major festivals in Rheingau, Schwetzingen, Würzburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lockenhaus, Usedom and Montpellier Radio France. Their performances also take them to distant destinations such as Australia, the USA, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. In 2022, the Notos Quartet was honored with the Jeunesses Musicales' prestigious Würth Prize.
In addition to interpreting the well-known masterpieces, the quartet regularly commissions and premieres new piano quartets. New works dedicated to the Notos Quartet by composers such as Beat Furrer, Bernhard Gander, Garth Knox and Bryce Dessner underscore the ensemble’s commitment to contemporary music. The musicians equal dedication to lost and forgotten works of the piano quartet genre and their commitment to presenting these to a wider audience is reflected in their CD recordings.
Their debut CD "Hungarian Treasures", released by Sony Classical/RCA in February 2017, includes the world premiere recording of Béla Bartók's piano quartet and was met with worldwide praise. The second album, "Brahms - The Schönberg Effect", released again by SONY Classical, is dedicated entirely to Johannes Brahms and combines his famous Piano Quartet in g minor with a transcription of his 3rd Symphony, arranged especially for the Notos Quartet by Andreas N. Tarkmann. In their latest album "Paris Bar," released on March 25, 2022, the Notos Quartet unveils yet another world premiere recording: the piano quartet by Hungarian composer László Lajtha. Lajtha, often mentioned alongside Bartók and Kodály as one of the "les trois grands hongrois" (the three great Hungarians), regrettably did not receive the recognition he deserved due to political oppression.
The great interest in the Notos Quartet and its extraordinary programming is documented by numerous concert recordings, interviews and portraits on radio and television in Germany and abroad, such as on ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandfunk, BBC, France Musique, ORF, NHK Japan and IPR USA.
The quartet firmly believes in taking a stand on the social issues of our time. For example, the four musicians were the first artists to return the prestigious German Music Award ECHO Klassik, which had been awarded to them in the newcomer category in 2017. Their decision stemmed from the controversy surrounding the ECHO Pop Awards in April 2018, where an album promoting anti-Semitic and inhumane ideas was honored. This sparked a widespread protest movement, with prominent artists like Igor Levit, Daniel Barenboim, and Marius Müller-Westernhagen joining in. Ultimately, the ECHO brand was abolished in response to the outcry.
The artists' social commitment is also reflected in their promotion of young musicians - another important aspect of the quartet's work. The ensemble has held a teaching engagement at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, led the Saigon Chamber Music Masterclass in Vietnam and, in autumn 2015, initiated the Notos Chamber Music Academy, which since 2019 takes place in Weikersheim in collaboration with the Jeunesses Musicales Germany.
Besides Günter Pichler, the first violinist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, with whom the quartet studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid until 2017, the quartet's mentors, teachers, and supporters include, among others, the Mandelring Quartet, Menahem Pressler, András Schiff, Clemens Hagen, and Uwe-Martin Haiberg.
As Pirastro artists, the Notos Quartet exclusively plays on strings from the renowned string manufacturer Pirastro GmbH.
NOTOS QUARTETT Sindri Lederer violin Andrea Burger viola Benjamin Lai cello Antonia Köster piano
15. April 2024
Notos Quartet to appear as soloist with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn On 19 April 2024, the Notos Quartet will perform as a soloist with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. Two works written for the Notos Quartet will be part of the program: In addition to American composer Bryce Dessner’s piano quartet “Spirals”, the concert will also include the world premiere of David P. Graham’s concerto for piano quartet and orchestra. Hier nachlesen!
31. March 2024
Notos Quartet at Heidelberger Frühling Music Festival On April 7, 2024, the Notos Quartet will appear at the Heidelberger Frühling Music Festival and perform a concert with works by Mahler, Bartók and Brahms in the Alte Aula Heidelberg. The concert will be recorded by SWR and broadcast on SWR2 Mittagskonzert on April 17, 2024. Read on here!
16. October 2023
Notos Quartet‘s US tour to include premiere From 21 to 30 October the Notos Quartet will embark on a tour of the US with concerts in New York and Los Angeles amongst others. The concert programs will include Bryce Dessner‘s new piano quartet „Spirals“, that was written especially for the Notos Quartet.
22. September 2023
Notos Quartet in Bratislava On 24 September the Notos Quartet will be performing at the Philharmonic Hall of Slovakia as part of the Bratislava Music Festival.
15. September 2023
Notos Quartet to appear at BBC Lunchtime Concerts Following the London Symphony Orchestra’s invitation, on 21 September the Notos Quartet will be performing as part of the BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime concert series. The concert will be recorded and broadcast by the BBC at a later date.
6. September 2023
Notos Quartet featured at Südtirol Festival in Merano On 9. September 2023 the Notos Quartet will be appearing as part of the Südtirol Festival Merano, performing works by Mozart, Walton and Schumann.
28. August 2023
Notos Quartet at Murten Classics Beginning of September the Notos Quartet will be performing two concerts at the Murten Classics Festival in Switzerland.
8. August 2023
Notos Quartet to appear at the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer On 10. August 2023 the Notos Quartet will be performing a concert with works by Mozart, Martinů and Schumann at the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer.
24. Juli 2023
Notos Quartet to appear at MDR’s Musiksommer On 28. July the Notos Quartet will be appearing in two concerts at the MDR Musiksommer. The concerts will be recorded and broadcast within the ARD Radio Festival.
2. April 2023
Notos Quartet returns to Japan From 6. to 12. April 2023 the Notos Quartet will be traveling to Japan. They will be performing in Tokai, Hyogo and Tokyo.
8. Dezember 2022
"Paris Bar" among the top ten best classical albums of 2022 BR Klassik has chosen the Notos Quartet's current album "Paris Bar" as one of the top ten best classical albums of 2022.
32nd Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Germany for the Notos Quartett The Notos Quartett will be awarded the 32nd Würth Prize of Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland on 26. September 2022. Together with the Würth Foundation, Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland, in coordination with the German Music Council, has been awarding prizes every year since 1991 to individual personalities, ensembles and projects that realise the goals pursued by the JMD in a special way and thereby provide exemplary impulses. Previous award winners have included Claudio Abbado, Gustavo Dudamel and most recently Jörg Widmann, who will give the laudatory speech for the Notos Quartet at this year's award ceremony.
"Melómano de Oro" for „Paris Bar“ The Spanish music magazine "Melómano" has given its highest award "Melómano de Oro" to the latest album of the Notos Quartet "Paris Bar".
Notos Quartett in the programme "Die besondere Aufnahme" On 23 April 2022, DLF Kultur presented its current production with the Notos Quartet with piano quartets by Françaix, Tansman and Lajtha in the programme "Die besondere Aufnahme" in conversation with Stefan Lang.
Portrait in the programme "Klassik Stars" On Tuesday the 31st of May 2022 German radio station BR Klassik will be broadcasting a portrait about the Notos Quartet in its format "Klassik Stars".
"Paris Bar" Album of the week on rbb Kultur The Berlin radio station rbb Kultur has named the Notos Quartet's new album "Paris Bar" its album of the week and presented it in a detailed feature.
New CD: PARIS BAR On its new album "Paris Bar" - a tribute to the "Années folles" (the crazy 1920s) in Paris - the Notos Quartet presents the world premiere recording of László Lajtha's piano quartet. This extensive work is combined with two extremely rarely heard masterpieces by Jean Françaix and Alexandre Tansman. The thematic cohesion of the works on this album is determined by the multicultural and lively artistic scene of 1920s Paris, when artists from all over the world met and inspired each other in the Parisian bars and cafés. This is also true of the composers on this album, who lived in the French metropolis at the time and were inspired and shaped by the sparkling spirit of the times.
Notos Quartett to perform a charity concert for the people of Ukraine The Notos Quartett, together with the Hospitalhof Stuttgart, will organize a charity concert for the people of Ukraine on 12th of March 2022 at 12 pm. All proceeds will go to "Aktion Deutschland Hilft". The programme will include works by Ukrainian composers George Fiala and Volodymyr Runchak, as well as Johannes Brahms. Admission is free, donations are requested!
Notos Quartet takes on artistic direction of the Chamber Music Festival Hasselburg Under the artistic direction of the Notos Quartet the KULTUR GUT HASSELBURG opens its doors to a festival of chamber music from 26 to 29 May 2022. Surrounded by extraordinary architecture, the Notos Quartet will present six concerts together with its musical friends, each of which will revolve around the great Hanseatic composer Johannes Brahms. At the heart of the festival is the celebration of chamber music as the most personal and intimate form of musical exchange. This will take place on and off stage through concerts, but further through conversations and get-togethers between artists and the audience. Let's celebrate chamber music and life together. Get your ticket now!
USA Debut in San Francisco From February 12-14, 2022, the Notos Quartet will make its USA debut with concerts in San Francisco, Walnut Creek and Palo Alto. The other planned concerts in New York and Los Angeles have been postponed due to the current pandemic situation.
21. January 2022
Notos Quartet performs world premiere On 21 January 2022 the Notos Quartet will perform the world premiere of David P. Graham's new piano quartet in Bonn, Germany. The work is entitled "A Gaelic Suite" and is dedicated to the Notos Quartet. David P. Graham
1. September 2021
Notos Quartet back on the international stage After a long period of being unable to perform due to the pandemic situation in the world, the Notos Quartet is looking forward to an exciting concert schedule in the fall of 2021. In addition to a variety of concert appearances in Germany, such as in the great hall of the Meistersingerhalle in Nürnberg, the tour also includes concerts in Italy, England, Holland, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.
7. June 2021
Notos Quartet on International Radio Over the course of just one week the Notos Quartet is featured on four different international radio programmes:
Album of the week on Brazilian radio “Cultura FM”
Live recording of the quartet’s concert at the Traunsteiner Sommerkonzerte on Lithuanian radio “lrt”
Live recording of the quartet’s concert at the Mainzer Musiksommer on Hungarian radio “Bartók Radio”
Album of the Day on Austrian radio “Radio Klassik Stephansdom” Check it out here!
24. May 2021
5 Stars in MUSICA Magazine for “The Schönberg Effect” Italian Music Magazine “MUSICA” awards the Notos Quartet’s new album “Brahms - The Schönberg Effect” 5 stars, the highest possible rating. MUSICA
29. April 2021
5 out of 5 stars from The Guardian for the „The Schönberg Effect“ In its critique of the Notos Quartets new CD „Brahms - The Schönberg Effect“ British news paper The Guardian has given it the highest possible rating. Read here!
10. April 2021
Notos Quartet on Austrian television The Austrian TV network ORF featured the Notos Quartet’s new album "Brahms - The Schönberg Effect" in its news segment ZIB. You can rewatch it here!
2. April 2021
CD Portrait in RONDO-Magazine In its current issue the German Classic and Jazz Magazine RONDO dedicates a full page to the Notos Quartets new album „Brahms - The Schönberg Effect“. Look it up here!
20. March 2021
Five out of five stars in Pizzicato Magazine “Third Symphony by Brahms as Piano Quartet: Great Music!” For its new CD „Brahms -The Schönberg Effect“ the Notos Quartet was awarded the highest rating by Pizzicato Magazine. “This is how this music must sound, whether in the original or arranged.” Look it up here!
19. March 2021
NEW CD: Brahms - The Schönberg Effect On 19th March 2021 the Notos Quartets new CD will be released through Sony Classical. Titled "Brahms - The Schönberg Effect“ the Notos Quartet combined Brahms’s famous piano quartet Op. 25 with his Third Symphony in a new version for piano quartet. In a way it was Arnold Schönberg who inspired the arrangement as he had arranged Brahms’s piano quartet Op. 25 for orchestra. The Notos Quartet turned around this idea showing the dimensions of chamber music that are based in Brahms’s Third Symphony. "Suddenly structures are revealed, that compel us to hear the piece in an entirely new and impassioned way, namely, as a symbiosis between a bed of symphonic sound and chamber-like clarity, which together afford proof of Brahms’s tremendous mastery as a composer.“ Notos Quartett Order the album here!
1. March 2021
Broadcasting dates beginning of spring 2021 The Notos Quartet will be played on 10 different radio broadcasting stations in Germany and abroad: 15.03. - 8:04 pm: rbb Kultur 17.03. - 8:04 pm: rbb kultur 19.03. - 8:24 am: WDR 3 22.03. - 2:31 pm: NDR Kultur 23.03. - Spain Catalunya Ràdio 23.03. - 1:00 pm: Belgium rtbf 23.03. - 4:15 pm: BR Klassik 27.03. - 10:28 am: Sweden Sverigesradio 31.03. - 1:45 pm: Switzerland Radio SRF 2 06.03. - 09:00 am: France France Musique
21. January 2021
Two world premieres at Ultraschall Festival Berlin 2021 Following its performance in 2019 the Notos Quartet will again be part of the Ultraschall Festival Berlin on 20 January 2021. The Festival for New Music is co-organised by Deutschlandfunk Kultur and RBB Kultur. The programme includes first performances of new piano quartets „Schwarze Perlen“ by Bernhard Gander and “Spirals” by Bryce Dessner as well as the piano quartet “Still Movement with Hymn” by Aaron Jay Kernis. Listen here!
4. January 2021
Broadcasting dates beginning of the year 2021 Beginning of 2021 concert performances of the Notos Quartet will be played on 7 different radio broadcasting stations. These are the dates: 11.01.2021 - 11:04 pm: rbb Kultur „Musik der Gegenwart“ 15.01.2021 - 8:03 pm: Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Konzert" 20.01.2021 - 8:04 pm: rbb Kultur „Radiokonzert“ 24.01.2021 - 8:04 pm: hr2 Kultur „Konzertsaal“ 26.01.2021 - 8:03 pm: Deutschlandfunk Kultur „Konzert“ 01.02.2021 - 11:00 pm: rbb Kultur "Musik der Gegenwart" 09.01.2021 - 11:00 pm: rbb Kultur "Musik der Gegenwart"
10. September 2020
Notos Quartett with Angelika Richter and Bjarne Mädel On 12th September 2020 the Notos Quartett will be appearing at the literature and music festival „Wege durch das Land“ together with actors Angelika Richter and Bjarne Mädel in a musical performance of Shakespeare‘s Midsummer Night‘s Dream. Wege durch das Land
2. September 2020
Notos Quartett on BR-Klassik On 4th September 2020 at 6.05 pm German radio BR-Klassik will be broadcasting the Notos Quartett‘s performance of this years „Traunsteiner Sommerkonzerte“ in its programme „Festspielzeit“. BR-Klassik Festspielzeit
5. July 2020
Notos Quartett to be featured at the Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus From 5th to 10th July 2020 the Notos Quartett will be appearing at this year’s Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus performing amongst others the Austrian premiere of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet. Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus
17. February 2020
Notos Quartett as guest at TAOME 2020 On 27th February 2020 the Notos Quartett will be appearing as guest speakers at the symposium „The Art of Music Education“, organized by the Körber Foundation as well as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. They will be participating in a panel discussion on the topic “How much politics can a concert tolerate? – About musicians’ perception of themselves today”. TAOME 2020
12. January 2020
Australian Debut On 9th of February 2020 at 2:30 pm the Notos Quartet will be giving its Australia Debut at the Ukaria Cultural Centre in Adelaide, performing works by Mahler, Martinů and Brahms. UKARIA
9. January 2020
CMA Conference in New York/USA The Notos Quartet was invited to present itself at this years Chamber Music America Conference on 17th January 2020 at 4 pm in “The Westin New York at Times Square”. CMA Conference
26. October 2019
Swiss Bartók Premiere On 27th October 2019 at 5 pm the Notos Quartett will be appearing at the Tonhalle in St. Gallen performing works by Mahler and Mozart as well as the Swiss premiere of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet. Theater St. Gallen
16. September 2019
INTERNATIONAL BRUCKNERFEST LINZ 2019 The Notos Quartett is featured at this years Brucknerfest Linz performing works by Mozart, Schumann and Dvořák on 20th of September 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Brucknerhaus’ chamber music hall in Linz. INTERNATIONAL BRUCKNERFEST LINZ
16. July 2019
Le Festival Radio France The Notos Quartett appears at the renowned Festival Radio France performing concerts in Montpellier and Grabels including the French Premiere of Bryce Dessner‘s piano quartet. Le Radio France Festival
1. July 2019
Japan Tour with Bartók Premiere and NHK live recording From 1st to 6th of July 2019 the Notos Quartett tours Japan with concerts in Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo presenting the Asian Premiere of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet in Kyoto. This concert will be broadcast by the NHK in September this year, stay tuned for the exact date. NHK World
22. June 2019
Concert broadcast on DLF Kultur On 23rd June at 8.03 pm the Deutschlandfunk Kultur will be broadcasting the Notos Quartett’s concert from the Dresdner Musikfestspiele on 2nd June at Schloss Wackerbarth. www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de
20. May 2019
New Management for the Notos Quartet in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg As of now the Notos Quartet is being represented by Squire Artists in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and very much looks forward to future projects together. www.sqar.nl
30. April 2019
Bartók Premiere at Wigmore Hall On 2nd May 2019 the Notos Quartett makes its return to Wigmore Hall. Besides works by Brahms and Françaix the programme will include the UK-Premiere of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet. Wigmore Hall
29. April 2019
Featured guest at BBC In Tune On 1st of May 2019 at 5pm the Notos Quartett will be appearing as guests on BBC’s programme In Tune in London live in conversation with hostess Katie Derham and playing Gustav Mahler’s piano quartet. Listen here!
17. April 2019
Notos brings China tour to a successful end After winning the first prize at the International Schoenfeld Competition in Harbin/China in 2016 the Notos Quartett now returned to China for an extensive tour. Tour stops were: 4/4- Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou 4/5- Jiangmen Performing Arts Centre, Jiangmen 4/7- He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai (Live Radio Broadcast by Chinese Classical Radio 947 radio) 4/9- Nankai University, Tianjin 4/10- Sunrise Concert Hall, Beijing 4/12- Shandong Grand Theatre, Jinan 4/13- Jinwan Grand Theatre, Tianjin 4/14- Dalian Development Area Grand Theatre, Dalian
25. January 2019
Collaboration with Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland As of this year the most prestigious institution for the promotion of classical music in Germany, Jeunesses Musicales, will annually be hosting the Notos Chamber Music Academy. The Notos chamber Music Academy gives young exceptional instrumentalists between the age of 16 and 23 the chance to play chamber music and perform in different formations together with the members of the Notos Quartett. During an intensive week of rehearsals several chamber music programmes shall be developed and brought to the stage in various venues. The next Notos Chamber Music Academy will take place from 13th to 20th October 2019 in Schloss Weikersheim. Application deadline: 31st of July 2019!
Ultraschall Berlin On 18th of January 2019 the Notos Quartet will appear at Ultraschall Festival, Berlin’s New Music Festival celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The concert will take place at Radialsystem V at 5 pm and will include works by Morton Feldman, David P. Graham, Bryce Dessner und Jesús Torres. The concert will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the rbb, Berlin’s cultural radio. Broadcasting dates are the 28th January 2019 at 1:05 am on Deutschlandfunk’s “TonArt Klassik” as well as on rbb cultural radio’s “Musik der Gegenwart” on 13th February 2019 at 9:04 pm.
Broadcasting dates beginning of 2019 In the first weeks of 2019 the Notos Quartett will be broadcast several times with a number of concert recordings. Here the 5 dates: 03.01.2019 - 13.05 Uhr: SWR2 "Mittagskonzert" 13.01.2019 - 20.04 Uhr: HR2 "Konzertsaal" 26.01.2019 - 15.05 Uhr: BR-Klassik "On Stage" 28.01.2019 - 01.05 Uhr: DLF Kultur "Tonart Klassik" 13.02.2019 - 21.04 Uhr: rbb Kulturradio "Musik der Gegenwart"
26. June 2018
Notos Quartet receives ECHY-grant Within the European Year of Cultural Heritage the Notos Quartet will receive funding from Berlin’s senate administration for culture and Europe for its project “Music in exile Europe - a place of expulsion and refuge”
Notos Quartet plays charity concert at the Berliner Dom The members of the Notos Quartet were the first artists to have given back their ECHO prize. Now the four young musicians take a further stand against antisemitism and for the understanding between nations. With a charity concert on the 22nd of May at the Berliner Dom the Notos Quartet would like to collect donations of all together 20.000€. The proceeds shall for the first time allow for a five-day journey of a group of young Muslim and Jewish adults to visit Krakow and the Auschwitz memorial this summer.
Brahms-premiere on Deutschlandfunk Kultur On the 5th of May 2018 at 9:30 pm the Deutschlandfunk Kultur (German Cultural Radio) will be broadcasting its most recent production with the Notos Quartet in the programme „The extraordinary recording“. The programme includes the world premiere of Brahms’ third symphony in a version for piano quartet as well as Brahms’ piano quartet in g-Minor. The Notos Quartet explains:
Arnold Schönberg saw such depth in Brahms’ piano quartet in g-minor that he decided to arrange it for large symphony orchestra. Upon reversion it is the Notos Quartet’s aim to reveal the chamber musical character that underlies Brahms’ 3rd symphony in its very own version for piano quartet, dedicated to them by the composer Andreas N. Tarkmann. Suddenly not yet heard structures appear that lead to a new and passionate impression of this masterpiece. A fascinating symbiosis of symphonic landscape and the clarity of chamber music and further proof of Brahms’ mastery.
Notos Quartet returns ECHO award The Notos Quartet announces on its Facebook page:
We were very happy to receive the ECHO KLASSIK award as young ensemble of the year 2017. Until recently the ECHO was in our eyes the most important music prize in Germany. A prize which has distinguished many wonderful musicians. We were honoured to join the ranks of those who won it. Recent events showing that this prize tolerates and offers a platform to open racism are intolerable for us. We are appalled at the decision of those responsible, to award a prize to a body of thought including anti-semitic and inhuman text and mockery of the holocaust. For this reason we dissociate ourselves absolutely from our award of the ECHO and will be returning the prize. We do this sadly, but the trophy, which until now stood in our rehearsal-studio in Berlin, has become for us a symbol of shame.
World premiere in Madrid Besides the first Spanish performance of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet and the quartet by William Walton, on the 2nd of April the Notos Quartet will also be performing the world premiere of Spanish composer Jesús Torres’ piano quartet that was dedicated to the Notos Quartet. Jesús Torres
11. March 2018
Exclusive Collaboration with Pirastro The Notos Quartet exclusively and with great pleasure plays strings by Pirastro and is happy to announce its partnership with a string manufacturer that is as rich in tradition as it is renowned. PIRASTRO GmbH
6. March 2018
Portrait of the Notos Quartet on Berlin’s cultural radio The rbb Kulturradio presents the Notos Quartet in its format DAS PORTRÄT focusing on the life and work in a piano quartet. Look it up here!
3. March 2018
Notos Quartet to perform at Watergate Club Berlin On invitation of the rbb cultural radio the Notos Quartet will be performing at Berlin’s popular techno-club „Watergate" on the 5th of March at 8 pm. Besides highlights of its repertoire the Notos Quartet will be playing a piano quartet by Bryce Dessner, the guitarist of the band „The National“. Kulturradio Klassik-Lounge Watergate Club
27. February 2018
New Management for the Notos Quartet in France As of now the Notos Quartet is being represented by Hilda Woolf Artist Management in France and very much looks forward to future projects together. www.hildawoolfartsmanagement.com
9. February 2018
French magazine Diapason awards highest points to the Notos Quartet In its February edition the most renowned magazine for classical music in France awards the Notos Quartet’s debut CD five out of five points admiring its "exceptional plasticity and beauty". Diapason
24. January 2018
Notos Quartet on NDR’s „Podium der Jungen“ On the 25th of January 2018 NDR Kultur (cultural radio of northern Germany) will be broadcasting the Notos Quartet’s concert from the NDR Hamburg’s Rolf-Liebermann-Studio on the 11th of September 2017. Look it up here!
23. January 2018
Beat Furrer receives Siemens music prize The composer Beat Furrer, who will also be writing a new work for the Notos Quartet in 2019, will be awarded the international Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis. Heartfelt congratulations for this exceptional achievement! Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Beat Furrer
7. January 2018
Interview on rbb cultural radio Berlin's cultural radio station announces the Notos Quartet’s concert at the Berliner Philharmonie on the 10th of January with an interview by the quartet’s pianist Antonia Köster. Look it up here!
9. November 2017
"Hungarian Treasures" on French Radio On the 10th of November 2017 the Notos Quartet’s latest Album will be featured on France Musique’s programme „En Pistes!“. Look it up here!
25. October 2017
Notos Quartet to appear on German national television On the 27th of October 2017 the Notos Quartet will appear as guest of German tv station ZDF’s Morgenmagazin. Tune in from 8.25 am! ZDF Morgenmagazin
22. September 2017
Notos Quartet at the Berliner Philharmonie On the 10th of January 2018 the Notos Quartet will give its Debut at the Berliner Philharmonie's chamber music hall as part of the renown concert series "Debüt im Deutschlandfunk Kultur". Debüt im Deutschlandfunk Kultur
4. September 2017
FONO FORUM awards „Hungarian Treasures“ highest possible score The review of the renowned classical music magazine FONO FORUM awards „Hungarian Treasures“ with the highest possible score praising the Notos Quartet an ensemble "that 10 years after their foundation can claim its place amongst the outstanding chamber music formations of our time“. FONO FORUM
2. September 2017
BBC Music Magazine review of „Hungarian Treasures“ "All in all this is an intelligently devised, brilliantly executed and warmly recorded disc" says the highly acclaimed BBC Music Magazine in its review of „Hungarian Treasures" BBC Music Magazine
28. July 2017
ECHO Klassik laureate 2017 The Notos Quartet was awarded with the prestigious ECHO Klassik as Newcomer of the Year 2017. ECHO KLASSIK
24. July 2017
Saigon Chamber Music 2017 In August of 2017 the Notos Quartet will be traveling to Vietnam to appear at "Saigon Chamber Music 2017", a festival where the ensemble will be working and playing chamber music together with Vietnam’s next generation musicians. Saigon Chamber Music
22. July 2017
ARD Radio Festival 2017 On the 22nd of July 2017 the Notos Quartet will be playing a concert at the "Leitheimer Schlosskonzerte" that will be recorded by the Bayerische Rundfunk. Beside the concert being broadcast on BR Classic, you will be able to listen to it on all of the ARD’s cultural radio stations as part of the ARD Radio Festival 2017. ARD Radio Festival
17. July 2017
New Release of the Week: "Hungarian Treasures" The US Radio Station chose "Hungarian Treasures" to be its "New Release of the Week". Look it up here!
12. July 2017
SR2 Kulturradio Broadcast On the 12th of July 2017 the SR cultural radio will be broadcasting the Notos Quartet’s concert from the chamber music series in Saarbrücken in their programme „music from the region“. www.sr.de
19. May 2017
CD review in The Strad "The Bartók is an eye-opener, not only in its remarkable assuredness, but also in the full-blooded élan that announces the composer, prior to his folk-music experiments, as a card-carrying Romantic." Edward Bhesania enthusiastically reviews the Notos Quartet's new CD in The Strad. Look it up here!
17. May 2017
Prize winner at the largest chamber music competition in the US As best piano chamber music ensemble the Notos Quartet was awarded the Silver medal at the 44. Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in the US. Fischoff Competition
10. April 2017
Supersonic Award for "Hungarian Treasures" For their first CD, the Berlin based Notos Quartet plays Hungarian Treasures and fully uses the chance to present themselves and this wonderful music in absolutely compellingly colourful and fresh performances. Pizzicato Magazine awarded the Notos Quartet’s Debut Album with it’s prestigious Supersonic Award. Look it up here!
8. April 2017
Highest rating for „Hungarian Treasures“ from the Rondo Magazine There is no doubt that a fulfilled artistic future lies ahead of this excellent ensemble. The Rondo Magazine reviewed the Notos Quartet’s Debut Album and awarded it with the highest possible rating. Look it up here!
30. March 2017
Portrait on rbb’s programme „Talente und Karrieren“ On the 30th of March the Notos Quartet will be presented on "Talente und Karrieren“ (Talents and Careers), a programme of Berlin's classical radio station "rbb Kulturradio". Look it up here!
26. March 2017
SPIEGEL ONLINE reviews „Hungarian Treasures“ SPIEGEL ONLINE enthusiastically reports on the Notos Quartet’s Debut CD calling it „an impressive artistic visiting-card“. Look it up here!
23. March 2017
Today's CD-tip on radio klassik Stephansdom Austrian radio station „radio klassik Stephansdom“ chose „Hungarian Treasures“ to be today’s CD recommendation. Amongst other programmes „Allegro Magazin am Nachmittag“ will be presenting it. Look it up here!
…now also CD of the week on radio klassik Stephansdom! After being named „CD recommendation of the day“ on the 23rd of March, "Hungarian Treasures" was now announced CD of the week on radio klassik Stephansdom. Listen here!
13. March 2017
Interview on SR2-Kulturradio The programme „SR2 - MusikWelt“ featured the Notos Quartet speaking with Gabi Szarvas about life in a piano quartet and its new album „Hungarian Treasures“. Listen here!
7. March 2017
Interview on RBB’s "Kulturradio am Nachmittag" On the 7th of March the Notos Quartet was featured as the guest on RBB’s Kulturradio am Nachmittag and spoke with Shelly Kupferberg about its new album „Hungarian Treasures“. Listen here!
4. March 2017
BBC Radio 3 recommends "Hungarian Treasures" "Bartók's piano quartet is a fascinating rediscovery, especially after listening to the Notos Quartet playing Dohnányi and Kodály. That Bartók premiere has made sure it will be noticed!" The BBC presents the Notos Quartets new album in its programme Record Review. Listen here!
1. March 2017
CD of the month on BR Klassik U21 The BR and its programme U21 chose „Hungarian Treasures“ to be CD of the month March! Look it up here!
25. February 2017
MDR Klassik CD tip MDR Klassik presents the Album „Hungarian Treasures“ as its CD recommendation. Listen here!
CD recommendation on BR-Klassik …a convincing and gripping homage to Hungarian chamber music of the late 19th century. More please! BR-Klassik recommends the Notos Quartet’s new album "Hungarian Treasures". Listen here!
10. January 2017
The Notos Quartet’s Debut CD will be released by Sony Music/RCA Red Seal! The highly anticipated Debut CD of the Notos Quartet will be released by Sony Music’s prestigious label RCA Red Seal. www.sonymusic.com
4. December 2016
1. Prize and Special Prize - International Chamber Music Competition Almere/Netherlands! Last week the Notos Quartet won the first prize in the 15th International Chamber Music Competition “Who’s next” 2016 in Almere/Holland. The contest has the subtitle ‘classical music for a new generation’ so there was also a special prize of the Young Jury, also won by the Notos. They were the first choice among the musicians and critics of their own generation. Sixteen ensembles from several countries were admitted to the competition open to different music genres. www.whos-next.nl
28. October 2016
WORLD PREMIERE: "Gravity" for piano quartet On 28th of October 2016 the Notos Quartet will be performing "Gravity" for piano quartet, a new work by British composer and Henze student David P. Graham. Written for the Notos Quartet it is inspired by astronomical phenomena such as the only recently discovered gravitational waves that Albert Einstein had predicted 100 years ago. www.david-p-graham.com
5. October 2016
hr2 Kultur Broadcast On 17th of October 2016 at 8.05 pm hr2 Kultur will be broadcasting Notos Quartet’s concert at the Traunsteiner Sommerkonzerte. www.hr-online.de
3. August 2016
1st PRIZE IN CHINA! Already for the fifth time the Notos Quartet wins first prize on international level! The Notos Quartet has been awarded the 1st Prize at the „Schoenfeld International String Competition“ 2016 in Harbin /China by a jury under the chairmanship of Shlomo Mintz and Lynn Harrell. www.schoenfeldcompetition.com
6. July 2016
BÉLA BARTÓK PIANO QUARTET The Notos Quartet makes world premiere recording of a sensational rediscovery
After a long period of research the Notos Quartet was able to find the score of Bela Bartok’s piano quartet in c-Minor - a score considered to be missing until now. The production of the world premiere recording of this romantic and passionate work took place in Berlin in collaboration with the Deutschland Radio Kultur (German Culture Radio) and also includes the piano quartet by Ernst von Dohnany and Zoltan Kodaly’s Intermezzo for string trio. First broadcast is set to be on the 23rd of July 2016 at 9.00 pm and will include the whole production as well as an interview of the Notos Quartet with Stefan Lang. www.deutschlandradiokultur.de
12. March 2016
BR-Klassik Broadcast - Dvořák, Martinů and Schumann On 12th of March 2016 at 3.05 pm BR Klassik will be broadcasting Notos Quartet’s performance of piano quartets by Dvořák, Martinů and Schumann. www.br-klassik.de
24. February 2016
1. Prize - ONSTAGE COMPETITION 2016 The Notos Quartet wins first prize at the ONSTAGE International Classical Music Competition 2016 in the category chamber music! www.onstagecompetition.com
9. February 2016
NOTOS CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY 2016 The Notos Chamber Music Academy aims at young instrumentalists and already existing chamber music formations. Besides individual instrumental and ensemble coaching the NCMA offers its participants the unique opportunity to play chamber music – together with members of the Notos Quartet. The next academy will take place in Worms/Germany from 17th to 23rd October 2016. For further information please visit: www.chambermusicacademy.com
Notos Quartet at the Instituto International de Música de Cámara de Madrid Supported by a scholarship of Fundación Albèniz and Santander Consumer Bank AG the Notos Quartet feels honored to work together with Günter Pichler, first violinist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, being the first piano ensemble ever that is accepted in the degree programme for professional string quartets at the Instituto International de Música de Cámara de Madrid.
National Youth Ballet and Notos Quartet In collaboration with the National Youth Ballet the Notos Quartet will perform in the famous Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
MS Europa 2 In April 2014 the Notos Quartet will give concerts on board the cruise ship “MS Europa 2” traveling between Singapore and Dubai.
01. December 2013
First Prize in Florence The Notos Quartet wins the first prize at the international chamber music competition “Premio Vittorio Gui” in Florence, Italy.
14. November 2013
BBC Broadcast The concert in Aberdeen will be broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 on the 5th of December 2013. It will be available online for 7 days after broadcast. www.bbc.co.uk
14. November 2013
Concert in Turin On the 26th of November 2013 the Notos Quartet will play a concert in Torino, Italy, performing works by Schumann and Brahms.
10. October 2013
Piece of the week The German broadcasting company SWR2 favoured a live recording of Mozart’s E flat major piano quartet with the Notos Quartet as a “Piece of the week” in August 2013.
20. September 2013
Usedomer Musikfestival The Notos Quartet will perform at the Usedomer Musikfestival on October 4th playing piano quartets by Mendelssohn, Tubin and Brahms.
12. September 2013
Münsterland Festival The Notos Quartet will perform at the Münsterland Festival on October 13th playing piano quartets by Saint-Saens, Fauré and Schubert’s Trout Quintet with the double bass player Wolfgang Güntner.
01. July 2013
The Icelandic Chamber Music Festival In August 2013 the Notos Quartet will perform at the Icelandic Chamber Music Festival.
PARIS BAR - a tribute the "Années folles" in Paris including the world premiere recording Lázló Lajtha's piano quartet
Paris developed into an international cultural hotspot at the beginning of the 20th century. Artists from all over the world flocked to the French capital during the so-called "Années folles," the crazy 1920s, taking in the exuberant atmosphere in the bars and cafés and inspiring each other to produce creative works. The three composers Jean Françaix, Alexandre Tansman and Laslo Lajtha were also infected by this sparkling atmosphere, which the Notos Quartet selected for this recording, a co-production of Sony Classical with Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Jean Francaix's 1933 "Divertissement" is a true discovery, as there is only one recording of this work to date. The wit and charm typical of Françaix's music characterize the four-movement work, which reveals the composer's melancholy side as well as cheerfulness. The title "Divertissement" (French for "entertainment") underscores the desire of society at the time to be amused in order to be able to block out the misery and anguish of the First World War it had just experienced. The second work on this album, the "Suite-Divertissement" by Polish-born Alexandre Tansman also reflects this longing. One of the most sought-after composers of his time, his "Suite-Divertissement" combines French esprit with Polish folk music, playing with baroque forms as well as traditional rhythms of his homeland. With the world premiere recording of Laslo Lajtha's Piano Quartet op. 6, the Notos Quartet pays tribute to one of the most important Hungarian composers.
The young German Notos Quartet received excellent reviews worldwide for its first album "Hungarian Treasures" (jpc 5847005) with the world premiere recording of Béla Bartok's piano quartet - and immediately the ECHO Klassik as "Young Artist of the Year". Their new recording for Sony Classical - this time with music by Johannes Brahms - also contains a premiere recording: the arrangement of Brahms' Third Symphony created by composer Andreas N. Tarkmann especially for the Notos Quartet. To a certain extent, Arnold Schoenberg pointed the way to the arrangement of the symphony by arranging Brahms' Piano Quartet op. 25 for orchestra. The Notos Quartet takes the opposite path and wants to show the chamber music dimension in Brahms' third symphony: "Suddenly, structures never heard before open up, leading to a new and passionate listening impression - a symbiosis of symphonic sound bed and chamber music clarity and a proof of Brahms' supreme compositional mastery", says the Notos Quartet. And of course the Notos Quartet has also recorded the famous Piano Quartet op. 25 for this album.
"this is superb chamber music playing." The Guardian
HUNGARIAN TREASURES Including the world premiere recording of Béla Bartók’s piano quartet!
Formed in Berlin as recently as 2007, the Notos Quartet presents the world-premiere recording of a work by Béla Bartók. For years the Hungarian composer’s Piano Quartet in C minor op. 20 was believed to be lost but was rediscovered following extensive research by the members of the ensemble, who prepared the present edition on the basis of the composer’s autograph score. In addition to this world-premiere recording, Hungarian Treasures also features works by two other Hungarian composers who were friendly with Bartók: the Piano Quartet in F sharp minor by Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960) and the Intermezzo for string trio by Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967).
"On its Debut-Album the Notos Quartet presents a music-historical sensation: the piano quartet by Béla Bartók, a piece that had only been performed twice before it was lost. After intensive research the four musicians were able to recover the early work of the at the time only 17 years old composer at the Bartók-Archive in Budapest and recorded it for their first CD. It is a close to 30 minute, glowing confession to the romantic tradition - with wide spread themes, a range of sound reaching for orchestral proportions just as blending colors and voicing that remind us of his role model Brahms. Nonetheless power of expression and rhythmical fire are articulated that already announce the later, more mature Bartók. One of the reasons this piece grips the listener so irresistibly is the perfect level of passion for Bartók’s music - with commitment and glowing vibrato. The emotional density and technically outstanding performance make for the high point to a recording that under the motto „Hungarian Treasures“ combines lesser known chamber music works of Hungarian composers to a thrilling programme. It begins with the piano quartet by the five years older Bartók-friend Ernst von Dohnányi that he as well had written at the age of 17. The highly talented Dohnányi revels in a romantic wealth of melodies that the ensemble relishes beautifully - for instance in the viola theme of the Adagio or the Unisono-passage in the middle part of the following Scherzo movement. Here the strings melt into an entity and their tonal homogeneity also refines the short string trio by Zoltán Kodály. Altogether a fulminant discographic kickstart of the Notos Quartet that 10 years after their foundation can claim its place amongst the outstanding chamber music formations of our time." FONO FORUM
"The musicians of the Notos Quartet made Bartók’s piano quartet resurface, a work that was gathering dust in an archive since its second performance in 1964, thereby extending the picture that we have of Bartók today significantly. The Notos Quartet communicates this experience insistently with a great interpretation of the three works: The ensemble playing as well as their individual talent prove to be elaborate and perfectly structured down to the smallest details. We experience incredible moments especially in lyrical passages where the Notos Quartet reaches for the lowest parts of the dynamic scale sounding most gentle and full of concentration, keeping the natural pulse of the music. It is without doubt that an artistically fulfilled career lies ahead of this first class ensemble." RONDO
The Notos Quartet regularly commissions new works for piano quartet from composers of our time and considers this an important part of its work. These new works are created in close collaboration with the composer and are financed by concert organizers, foundations as well as the Notos Quartet itself. The ensemble also offers the possibility of a sponsorship for each work, thereby giving any interested individual or party the chance to be part of creation, rehearsal process, first performance and evolution of a new work. If you are interested in such a sponsorship please contact the Notos Quartet directly.
2024
David P. Graham "May Contain Traces" for piano quartet and orchestra first performance: with the Beethovenorchester Bonn, BaseCamp Neue Musik, Bonn, 19. April 2024 David P. Graham
Andreas N. Tarkmann Maurice Ravel: Introduction und Allegro arr. for piano quartet first performance: Neumarkt, Festsaal im Historischen Reitstadel, 05. July 2024
2022
Bernhard Gander Dux et Comes for piano quartet
Andreas N. Tarkmann Franz Schubert: Fantasie in f-minor op. 103 D 940 arr. for piano quartet
David P. Graham "A Gaelic Suite" for piano quartet first performance: Emmaus Kirche Bonn, 21. January 2022 David P. Graham
2021
Bryce Dessner "Spirals" for piano quartet first performance: Ultraschall Berlin Festival 2021, 20. January 2021 Bryce Dessner
2020
Bernhard Gander work for piano quartet first performance: Ultraschall Berlin Festival 2021, 20. January 2021 financing: Merito String Instruments Trust GmbH Bernhard Gander
Judit Varga work for piano quartet financing: Wiener Konzerthaus Judit Varga
2019
Beat Furrer work for piano quartet financing: Alban-Berg-Stiftung Wien Beat Furrer
2018
Jesús Torres Cuarteto con piano first performance: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2. April 2018 financing: Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Jesús Torres
2017
Garth Knox "Echoes of Schumann" for piano quartet first performance: Berliner Philharmonie, 10. January 2018 financing: Notos Quartett Garth Knox
Andreas N. Tarkmann Johannes Brahms: 3. Sinfonie arr. for piano quartet first performance: Alte Aula, Heidelberg, 17. October 2017 financing: Notos Quartett Andreas N. Tarkmann
2016
David P. Graham "Gravity" for piano quartet first performance: Nirotec, Unna, 28. October 2016 David P. Graham
2015
Jacopo Salvatori "Le città continue" for piano quartet first performance: Teatro la Fenice, Venedig, 11. July 2015 Jacopo Salvatori
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NOTOS QUARTETT Sindri Lederer violin Andrea Burger viola Benjamin Lai cello Antonia Köster piano
Biography: "One of the finest chamber music performances I have heard anywhere.“ (Robert Markow, Classical Voice North America)
"The Notos Quartet is esteemed as one of the preeminent chamber music ensembles of our time" (FONO FORUM 09/2017).
Audiences and critics alike have lauded the Notos Quartet for its "virtuosic brilliance and technical perfection," as well as its "sense of balance and interplay," which make every detail of the composition audible", allowing them to "reach the listener's heart with its intimately played notes.”
Since its inception in 2007, the four musicians have garnered six first and many special prizes at international competitions in Holland, Italy, England and China, establishing themselves on a global stage. The quartet performs in renowned European concert halls such as the Philharmonie Cologne, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Wigmore Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Tonhalle Zurich, the BOZAR Brussels, the Teatro la Fenice Venice, as well as at major festivals in Rheingau, Schwetzingen, Würzburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lockenhaus, Usedom and Montpellier Radio France. Their performances also take them to distant destinations such as Australia, the USA, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. In 2022, the Notos Quartet was honored with the Jeunesses Musicales' prestigious Würth Prize.
In addition to interpreting the well-known masterpieces, the quartet regularly commissions and premieres new piano quartets. New works dedicated to the Notos Quartet by composers such as Beat Furrer, Bernhard Gander, Garth Knox and Bryce Dessner underscore the ensemble’s commitment to contemporary music. The musicians equal dedication to lost and forgotten works of the piano quartet genre and their commitment to presenting these to a wider audience is reflected in their CD recordings.
Their debut CD "Hungarian Treasures", released by Sony Classical/RCA in February 2017, includes the world premiere recording of Béla Bartók's piano quartet and was met with worldwide praise. The second album, "Brahms - The Schönberg Effect", released again by SONY Classical, is dedicated entirely to Johannes Brahms and combines his famous Piano Quartet in g minor with a transcription of his 3rd Symphony, arranged especially for the Notos Quartet by Andreas N. Tarkmann. In their latest album "Paris Bar," released on March 25, 2022, the Notos Quartet unveils yet another world premiere recording: the piano quartet by Hungarian composer László Lajtha. Lajtha, often mentioned alongside Bartók and Kodály as one of the "les trois grands hongrois" (the three great Hungarians), regrettably did not receive the recognition he deserved due to political oppression.
The great interest in the Notos Quartet and its extraordinary programming is documented by numerous concert recordings, interviews and portraits on radio and television in Germany and abroad, such as on ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandfunk, BBC, France Musique, ORF, NHK Japan and IPR USA.
The quartet firmly believes in taking a stand on the social issues of our time. For example, the four musicians were the first artists to return the prestigious German Music Award ECHO Klassik, which had been awarded to them in the newcomer category in 2017. Their decision stemmed from the controversy surrounding the ECHO Pop Awards in April 2018, where an album promoting anti-Semitic and inhumane ideas was honored. This sparked a widespread protest movement, with prominent artists like Igor Levit, Daniel Barenboim, and Marius Müller-Westernhagen joining in. Ultimately, the ECHO brand was abolished in response to the outcry.
The artists' social commitment is also reflected in their promotion of young musicians - another important aspect of the quartet's work. The ensemble has held a teaching engagement at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, led the Saigon Chamber Music Masterclass in Vietnam and, in autumn 2015, initiated the Notos Chamber Music Academy, which since 2019 takes place in Weikersheim in collaboration with the Jeunesses Musicales Germany.
Besides Günter Pichler, the first violinist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, with whom the quartet studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid until 2017, the quartet's mentors, teachers, and supporters include, among others, the Mandelring Quartet, Menahem Pressler, András Schiff, Clemens Hagen, and Uwe-Martin Haiberg.
As Pirastro artists, the Notos Quartet exclusively plays on strings from the renowned string manufacturer Pirastro GmbH.
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What distinguishes all four musicians is the technical naturalness and a depth of feeling that can be experienced at all stages, a creative will with precision, mutual attention and what Mahler meant when he said: "The best in music is not in the notes." Schwarzwälder Bote, Januar 2024
Wow! A musical sensation, highly virtuosic, with verve and spirit, in front of an enthusiastic audience. The renowned Notos Quartet, at home on stages all over the world, has already provided the annual highlight of the VHS series "Leutkircher Klassik". Sindri Lederer (violin), Andrea Burger (viola), Philipp Graham (cello) and Antonia Köster on the Bösendorfer are at the peak of their abilities in the well-attended hall. Surprising sound effects, unusual interlockings, stirring, touching both the heart and the head. Shouts of bravo, almost endless applause. Schwäbische, Januar 2024
The Notos Quartet once again proved why it is one of the most sought-after chamber music ensembles at Sunday evening's matinee at the BASF-Gesellschaftshaus. With the 1st Piano Quartet by Brahms and Schubert's famous "Trout Quintet", it presented two chamber music milestones of the Romantic period with guest Wolfgang Günter on double bass in a rousing, beautiful-sounding manner. The name "Notos" comes from Greek mythology and refers to the sometimes warm and gentle, but also sometimes rough and stormy south wind. Since their founding 15 years ago, the former "young and wild" have retained their pronounced penchant for strong emotions, exciting contrasts and unusual concert programs. What's more, at their most recent performance in Ludwigshafen, the four musicians even gave the impression of consistently refusing to accept the familiar sound spectrum of a piano quartet in their search for new shades of color. This is how we love Brahms: pure passion from the first note. It is an impetuous Brahms that the Notos Quartet celebrates. One that doesn't quite know what to do with its youthful energy. A barely 20-year-old hot-tempered youth on the way up. The Notos Quartet moves between spherical sound poetry and orchestral force. With its extraordinarily perfect and excitingly staged mixture of agitated romantic vocabulary and sound culture that sometimes increases to orchestral density, it convinces even its last critics - if this can be said at all in view of a united fan audience in the almost completely sold-out concert hall. Ecstatic, elegant, explosive and cultivated at the same time - it seems impossible to escape this sound. The wild, wonderfully rhapsodic hussar ride on twelve strings and 88 keys remains unforgotten. An exploding playfulness flows in lavish abundance from the stage and inevitably draws the breathlessly listening audience under its spell. The fact that not even the smallest nuance and note is lost at the infernal tempo is only mentioned in passing at this point. There was more of this in Schubert's Trout Quintet, in which the Notos Quartet properly dispelled the cliché of the well-behaved "Schwammerl". Quite the opposite: cheeky, lively and whimsical, the three string players let the trout whiz through the water after the cozy introduction in the 1st variation. "And shot in joyful haste, down like an arrow," the song says, and Sindri Lederer (violin), Andrea Burger (viola), Philip Graham (cello) and Antonia Köster (piano), as well as the fifth man on double bass in the form of Wolfgang Günter of the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, take Schubert at his word and give an extremely lively fish before the rod catches it and it wriggles merrily to its sad end. Of course, the audience demands an encore after the official part. In this case, good advice is expensive, because literature for this instrumentation is rare. But the Notos Quartet does not disappoint its audience and serves as a delicious dessert the 1st variation of Schubert's famous tune. Die Rheinpfalz, January 2023
The Notos Quartet presented itself in Cologne as well-rehearsed: The Berlin Notos Quartet, with Sindri Lederer (violin), Andrea Burger (viola), Philip Graham (cello) and Antonia Köster (piano), succeeded in making a convincing case in the Kölner Philharmonie for the two pieces (Walton and Mahler) that one rarely encounters on the podium. The strings showed no shyness in their generous use of Romantic tonal devices: an intense vibrato gave the tone support and color; gliding changes of register ensured tightly bound legato playing. Where, on the other hand, the youthful expressive will threatens to go into overdrive, the four ensured a loose flow and free breath. Compared to the ambitious teenagers, the 28-year-old Johannes Brahms was already an old hand when he composed his A major quartet op. 26. The giant work of 45 minutes was performed with a sovereignty in sound balance and form dramaturgy that only a well-rehearsed team can achieve. In addition, there was a meticulous agreement down to the smallest details of the sound speech, a joint setting of accents, a minimal rubato at the seams. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, March 2022
Quartet idea taken to the extreme: "Notos" brings a demonstration of musical creative power to the town hall concerts Vaterstetten - Technique, imagination, passion. Three qualities that a classical quartet must combine in order to inspire. But that doesn't stop them from putting together a program of pieces that each serve one of them preferentially. This is what happened on Sunday evening at the town hall concert in Vaterstetten, where the Notos Quartet first demonstrated its playing skills in the stylistic subtleties of Robert Schumann, then lent lively expression to Bryce Dessner's musical images, and finally let the senses vibrate in unison with the strings in Béla Bartók. In short: the eighth subscription concert of this year had it all. This assessment is already appropriate because the - concluding - Piano Quartet in C minor with the opus number 20 is a rarity in many respects. It was composed by an 18-year-old Bartók, who set out into the composer's life full of Sturm und Drang, and to whom one can still see a little bit of respect for his role models, but who still radiates the energy: Now I'm coming. Works from these phases of life and work are always a highly stimulating affair, because they do not fit into the "typical X" drawer. What gives the composition additional charm is the story of its rediscovery, after it had led a shadowy existence for a long time. Notos rediscovered the manuscript in an archive and made the work its own. Whoever listens to the quartet's interpretation of the four fast- paced movements, filled with interpretation of the quartet, one senses an inner certainty that the music and the performers were meant for each other. The second movement is a demonstration of a holistic understanding of playing, in which the pianist Antonia Köster occasionally allows her instrument to act as a fourth string player, thus taking the quartet idea to the extreme - and then, in the third movement, which is romantic in style, savoring the idea of an "Adagio espressivo" with lyrical elegance and allowing the sound of the grand piano to glide into the music played by the strings. Heart-pounding atmosphere! Earlier, in the introductory Piano Concerto in E-flat Major by Robert Schumann, she had saved the piano part from a possible dominance and led it into an intense dialogue, especially with the cello, which Philip Graham took up with verve and subtlety. The almost blind understanding between the two was a sensual delight - which was also true to the same extent, but in a different form, for Sindri Lederer (violin) and Andrea Burger (viola), whose interplay at times took on an intensity and tempo as if the two styles were one. To prevent misunderstandings: this was not a quartet of two groups, but rather the completely realized idea of turning playing next to each other into creating together. One understands why these four have already won a number of prestigious prizes; they will not be the last. One of them, which is not officially titled and not decorated, they definitely earned on Sunday in the well-filled hall of the senior citizens' home in Vaterstetten: for the most imaginative interpretation in this year's concert cycle. With "El Chan", a picture in seven miniatures of an eerie guardian spirit, who lives at a mystical pond, they entered into a witty composition by the American Bryce Dessner, which is bursting with colors and forms, condensed into sound pictures of dramatic tension and courageous experiments. Sophisticated dynamics, astounding fermata and ritardandos, lightning-fast changes of perspective and motifs that blossom only for seconds: the cinematic principle of the cliffhanger receives its musical equivalent here in its purest form. What some find off-putting about "modern" classical music becomes, in the hands of the Notos Quartet, a tickle for the mind and the senses, an imaginary film music that makes the listener long for a film to mature into music - and the doubt that a director could succeed in combining these moving sequences of notes with moving pictures. The Notos Quartet received expert and intense applause from the audience, in equal parts for technique, imagination and passion - and rightly so in every respect. Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 2019
The highly decorated Notos Quartet gave chamber music lovers a special treat with its "Treasure" program in the Trude-Eipperle-Rieger concert hall at Kapfenburg Castle. If piano quartets are among the special features of chamber music formations anyway, the four virtuosos who came together in 2007 are a stroke of luck or a "treasure." The program title "Treasure" may hint at this. The quartet sees itself as treasure hunters in the musical literature. By then, the audience had already been carried away to musically higher worlds with Mozart's spherical sounds. This increased when Robert Schumann's Piano Quartet in E-flat Major op. 47 was played with virtuoso brilliance and perfect harmony. Particularly impressive was when the four musicians played the Bartók Quartet, which they had rediscovered. The long-lost work, with notes from Bartók's handwriting, was a small "world premiere" with technical perfection that is very rare to hear. After repeated applause, a good-night song by Dimitri Shostakovich followed as an encore. "I have never heard anything so beautiful in my life," said listener Michael Haag from Dießen am Ammersee. Schwäbische Zeitung, November 2019
Review on the Notos Quartets playing at the Rheingau Music festival’s Mozart night: This young Piano Quartet was the group which was first to return the Echo music prize they had won (in April 2017) as a protest against that same prize being given to two hip-hop artists who had used antisemitic texts. Accurate listening sensitises, and violinist Sindri Lederer, viola player Andrea Burger, cellist Philip Graham and pianist Antonia Köster interacted absolutely accurately in their interpretation of Mozart’s E-flat Piano Quartet KV 493. This interpretation was perfectly balanced between piano and strings, balanced too between a fleet-of-foot approach and extreme accuracy of playing, with observant pointers to mood-changes at every switch into minor-keys. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, July 2018
Sindri Lederer, Andrea Burger, Philip Graham and Antonia Köster have so far reached their international breakthrough, recorded highly acclaimed CDs and have initiated their own academy. Observing how intensively and impulsively the Notos Quartet makes music this comes as no surprise and so the evening became one of the most exciting and fascinating of the current season. Köln-Bonner Musikkalender, February 2018
On its Debut-Album the Notos Quartet presents a music-historical sensation: the piano quartet by Béla Bartók, a piece that had only been performed twice before it was lost. After intensive research the four musicians were able to recover the early work of the at the time only 17 years old composer at the Bartók-Archive in Budapest and recorded it for their first CD. It is a close to 30 minute, glowing confession to the romantic tradition - with wide spread themes, a range of sound reaching for orchestral proportions just as blending colors and voicing that remind us of his role model Brahms. Nonetheless power of expression and rhythmical fire are articulated that already announce the later, more mature Bartók. One of the reasons this piece grips the listener so irresistibly is the perfect level of passion for Bartók’s music - with commitment and glowing vibrato. The emotional density and technically outstanding performance make for the high point to a recording that under the motto „Hungarian Treasures“ combines lesser known chamber music works of Hungarian composers to a thrilling programme. It begins with the piano quartet by the five years older Bartók-friend Ernst von Dohnányi that he as well had written at the age of 17. The highly talented Dohnányi revels in a romantic wealth of melodies that the ensemble relishes beautifully - for instance in the viola theme of the Adagio or the Unisono-passage in the middle part of the following Scherzo movement. Here the strings melt into an entity and their tonal homogeneity also refines the short string trio by Zoltán Kodály. Altogether a fulminant discographic kickstart of the Notos Quartet that 10 years after their foundation can claim its place amongst the outstanding chamber music formations of our time. Fono Forum, September 2017
Die Seele der Werke durchdrungen - Das Spiel des Notos Quartetts als brillant zu bezeichnen, wird ihnen kaum gerecht, dient doch die technische Perfektion den jungen Künstlern als selbstverständlicher Unterbau zu viel mehr. Begeisterte Bravo-Rufe und frenetischer Applaus: Für dieses Konzert gebührt den Musikern, aber auch allen Mitwirkenden, ein ganz spezieller Dank. Kieler Nachrichten, August 2017
Einen facettenreichen Kosmos romantischer Klang- und Gefühlswelten präsentierte das weltweit renommierte Notos Quartett beim Auftakt der 69. Staufener Musikwoche in der Belchenhalle. Das Konzert begann mit der Darbietung des Klavierquartettsatzes a-Moll von Gustav Mahler, dem einzigen kammermusikalischen Werk, das der Komponist hinterlassen hat. Energisch und mit der gebotenen Dramatik setzte das Ensemble den Vortrag in Szene. Eine ausbalancierte Interpretation, die jedoch nicht die scharfen Kontrastpole des Stücks vernachlässigte. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Klavierquartett g-Moll offenbarte die geniale Fähigkeit des Ensembles, authentische Gefühlslagen, die in einem Werk versteckt sind, zum Leben zu erwecken. Besonders beeindruckte die unnachahmliche Geschmeidigkeit, mit der das Quartett diese Musik inszenierte. Nach der Pause stand als Höhepunkt des Konzertes das Klavierquartett g-Moll op. 25 von Johannes Brahms auf dem Programm. Gleich im Allegro faszinierte die unerhörte Gefühlswucht der Gestaltung, die gepaart war mit Eleganz und Akkuratesse. Ungarisches Temperament, mit Schwerkraft und gleichzeitig feinster Raffinesse gekoppelt, mündete in einen wahren Hexentanz, bei dem man am liebsten vom Stuhl hochgesprungen wäre. Tosender Beifall belohnte diese fulminante Leistung. Badische Zeitung, August 2017
Although performed once during his lifetime and thereafter in 1964, the Piano Quartet own C minor by Bartók remained unpublished and inaccessible until the highly enterprising Notos Quartett tracked down the autograph manuscript and made this world premiere recording. Written in 1898, when the teenage Bartók was a student in Budapest, it is a substantial work illustrating complete mastery of a challenging genre. … All in all this is an intelligently devised, brilliantly executed and warmly recorded disc, raising hopes that the Notos Quartett can cone up trumps again with further worthwhile discoveries. BBC Music Magazine, Juli 2017
Enterprising debut disc from this excellent young German ensemble. Gramophone, May 2017
Pizzicato Magazine awards its "Supersonic Award" to "Hungarian Treasures": For their first CD, the Berlin based Notos Quartet plays Hungarian Treasures and fully uses the chance to present themselves and this wonderful music in absolutely compellingly colourful and fresh performances. Pizzicato Magazin, April 2017
The musicians of the Notos Quartet made Bartók’s piano quartet resurface, a work that was gathering dust in an archive since its second performance in 1964, thereby extending the picture that we have of Bartók today significantly. The Notos Quartet communicates this experience insistently with a great interpretation of the three works: The ensemble playing as well as their individual talent prove to be elaborate and perfectly structured down to the smallest details. We experience incredible moments especially in lyrical passages where the Notos Quartet reaches for the lowest parts of the dynamic scale sounding most gentle and full of concentration, keeping the natural pulse of the music. It is without doubt that an artistically fulfilled career lies ahead of this first class ensemble. RONDO, April 2017
The airier texture is a delight, and beautifully captured on a recording that produces an ideal impression of acoustic space while retaining both the detail and the overall blend of the instruments. The Bartók is an eye-opener, not only in its remarkable assuredness (more freewheeling, structurally, and ultimately more lucidly expressive than the Dohnányi), but also in the full-blooded élan that announces the composer, prior to his folk-music experiments, as a card-carrying Romantic. The Notos Quartet is equally responsive to the dark lyricism of the Andante espressivo as to the crashing force of the finale. The Strad, May 2017
The highly romantic tone suits the musicians of the Notos Quartet perfectly, for Sindri Lederer (violin), Andrea Burger (viola), Philip Graham (cello) and Antonia Köster (piano) passionately dive in to the early work of Béla Bartók. Combined with a quartet of Bartók’s friend Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) and a wonderfully dancing Allegretto by contemporary Zoltán Kodály this album makes for an impressive debut. SPIEGEL ONLINE, March 2017
Cunningly the gold diggers of the Notos Quartet open the dusty treasure chest and with fine precision bring forth its radiant content. The work (Bartók’s piano quartet) is full of sparkling-shimmering energy and a gold rush of emotions at the same time. BR-Klassik, March 2017
Für Kammermusik-Freunde war die SonntagsMatinee der „Saarbrücker Kammerkonzerte“ in der Musikhochschule eine Sternstunde. Nicht nur das junge Notos-Klavierquartett begeisterte, auch die Werkauswahl hätte spannender kaum sein können. Saarbrücker Zeitung, March 2017
Einfach perfekt. Das Notos Quartett fasziniert in Freinsheim! Ein außergewöhnlich fein ausgearbeitetes und in jeder Hinsicht perfekt vorgetragenes Kammerkonzert erfreute am Samstag in der Freinsheimer Reihe „Von-Busch-Hof konzertant“ ein stattliches und sehr aufmerksames Publikum. Auf der Bühne der großen Konzertscheune: Das Notos-Klavierquartett, vier noch recht junge Musiker, die mit erstaunlicher Konzentration, Homogenität und klanglicher Raffinesse drei in ihrem Charakter recht unterschiedliche Klavierquartette von Mozart, Walton und Brahms vortrugen. Es ist fast unheimlich, dass vier Musiker so perfekt musizieren können. Die Rheinpfalz, Roland Happersberger, März 2017
Die Fischerhuder Hofkonzerte sind, obwohl das Publikum von ihnen Qualität in höchster Form gewohnt ist, immer noch für einer Steigerung gut. Am letzten Februar-Samstag gelang dem Verein der Musikfreunde im Rahmen ihrer JubiläumsKonzertreihe mit der Verpflichtung des mehrfach preisgekrönten Berliner Notos-Quartetts ein absoluter Glücksgriff. Andreas Burger (Viola), Sindri Lederer (Violine), Philip Graham (Violonchello) und Antonia Köster (Klavier), verführten das Publikum mit einer Darbietung romantischer Melodienbögen, die mit tänzerischen Rhythmen und leidenschaftlicher Dramatik zum Träumen einluden. Stücke von Josef Suk (1874 bis 1935), Buhuslav Martinu (1890 bis 1959) und Antonin Dvorak (1841 bis 1904) wurden in meisterlicher Ausführung zu Gehör gebracht und verlockten das Publikum zu anhaltendem Beifall. Rothenburg Rundschau, März 2017
Das Quartett spielte technisch perfekt, klanglich hoch differenziert, intensiv von der ersten bis zur letzten Note, ohne angestrengt zu wirken. Das Zusammenspiel ließ nichts zu wünschen übrig. Nach Pausen, wie sie bei der Mozart-Zugabe auftraten, setzte man punktgenau wieder ein. Der Zusammenklang als Ganzes war vorzüglich austariert. Das zahlreich erschienene Publikum wusste dieses Konzert durch den begeisterten Beifall hoch zu schätzen. Mindener Tageblatt, Hans Christoph Schröter, März 2017
The Alban Berg Quartet has had the strongest influence on their development and this shows in their impeccable intonation and incisive rhythm. Their sense of balance and ensemble is exemplary and this gives their phrasing and harmonic progression a clarity which reveals every detail of the composition. Such was their unanimity of phrasing that one could not tell who was leading the ensemble – and that is how it should be; each player complementing the other and none seeking the limelight. Brighton & Hove Independent, Raymond Greenlees, December 2016
Usually young musicians from China, South Korea or Japan win prizes at European competitions. In this case the opposite occurred: The Notos Quartet from Berlin received the first prize at the International Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld Competition for Strings, held in the musical centre of Harbin, China. The Jury that comprised of known artists such as Lynn Harrell and Shlomo Mintz stressed that nothing is as important as communication - inside the ensemble as well as with the audience. That aspect was mastered in an exemplary way by the Notos Quartet. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 2016
Großartig! Kammermusik-Herz - was willst Du mehr? Badisches Tagblatt, Udo Barth, November 2015
The strongest impression left by these four players’ performance was that this kept reminding us of great archetypes like the Beaux Arts Trio or the Alban Berg Quartet without however becoming a copy of these. Süddeutsche Zeitung, Klaus Mohr, October 2015
It is fascinating to see how the Notos Quartet masters the synchrony of playing together. Especially considering their young age the level of technical perfection is remarkable. It is their expansive phrasing that captures the listeners attention and fascination. The audience thanked the four virtuosos for the brilliant concert with not ending enthusiastic applause. Münchner Merkur, Miriam Pietrangeli-Ankermann, September 2015
This year’s festival opened with a thrilling performance of classical masterpieces from Germany’s multi-award winning Notos Piano Quartet. The quartet too seemed to revel in their surroundings, delivering a dynamic interpretation of Beethoven’s Piano Quartet in E flat Op 16 which perfectly balanced the coruscating piano with the warm tonality of the strings. Joseph Suk’s Piano Quartet in A minor Op 1, was a revelation in the hands of Notos. They grasped the strident romanticism writ large by Suk which dances on a knife edge between classicism and modernism. From the jazzy tempestuousness of the allegro and the piano evocation of babbling brooks in the adagio to the declamatory style of the danced-infused finale this performance was a sensational tour de force. They immersed themselves in Brahms’ foreboding majesty, melting melodies and stamping rhythms with heart-stopping bravado. The Scotsman, Susan Nickalls, July 2015
Es ist also kein Wunder, dass das junge Ensemble mit dem poetischen Namen „Notos“ bereits fraglos zur Spitzenklasse zu zählen ist. Technisch wie musikalisch blieben keine Wünsche offen… Das Faszinierendste am jungen Notos-Ensemble aber ist seine bereits ausgereifte Fähigkeit, riesige musikalische Bögen zu spannen. Und das Geheimnis seines Erfolgs könnte in der einmaligen Homogenität der Streicher liegen sowie in der Konzentration aller auf das Werk. Diese Konzentration kristallisiert sich in der Person der völlig unprätentiös auftretenden Pianistin Antonia Köster. Bei ihr laufen alle Fäden zusammen, von ihr gehen kaum sichtbare, aber hörbare Impulse aus, die alle inspirieren. Einfach großartig, mit welcher Präsenz sie blitzartig zwischen sinfonischem Duktus und kammermusikalischer Zurückhaltung hin- und herwechseln kann; und einfach zauberhaft, welch ungeheure Palette von Klangfarben ihr zur Verfügung stehen – gar nicht zu reden von ihrer technischen Brillanz, die man fast nur nebenbei wahrnimmt, weil sie diese ganz in den Dienst des Ausdrucks stellt. So geriet der Abend zu einer Sternstunde des Kirchheimer Musiklebens. Der Teckbote, Martin Brost, November 2014
The Notos Quartet - young in age but already grand in achievement - captured the audiences imagination from the first note. It was its mature playing, the flawless intonation and highly disciplined way of making music that cast a spell over the listener, making everyone follow the musicians both most attentively and deeply impressed. The enthusiastic audience would only stop clapping after the encore. Stuttgarter Zeitung, Helmut Schwarz, September 2014
Notos’ perfectly blended, unified sound brought to mind the experience of a fine old burgundy – rich, warm, elegantly refined, glowing with an inner spirit that resulted in some of the finest chamber music performances I have heard anywhere. Classical Voice North America, Robert Markow, Juni 2014
Virtuose Brillanz, technisches Perfektion, ein reifes Werksverständis sowie eine bewundernswerte Schönheit des Klangs sind die Markenzeichen dieses jungen Ensembles, das einer großen Zukunft entgegenblickt. … Das Notosquartett hat seinen ganz eigenen Stil gefunden. Ein Stil, der jedoch nie Selbstzweck ist, sondern dem der Respekt vor dem jeweiligen Werk und seinem Schöpfer ein aufrichtiges und hörbares Anliegen ist. Südwest Presse, Alfred Thiele, Oktober 2013
Das Klangbild des Notos Quartetts ist das eines reifen Ensembles, das alles Prätentiöse, alles Krachende, alles "Schaut mal her" vermeidet. Das durch Genauigkeit, Synchronizität, Perfektion im technischen Sinne besticht und das darüber hinaus überzeugt in Bezug auf die Beseeltheit des Spiels, die Noblesse des akustischen Ereignisses. Siegener Zeitung, aww, Oktober 2013
Mal sanft, mal stürmisch soll der Südwind "Notos" sein, der ihnen den Namen gegeben hat. Damit sind aber nur die Extreme bezeichnet. Die Notos-Adepten beherrschen auch alles dazwischen, und sie setzen es höchst intelligent und wohldosiert ein. Schwarzwälder-Bote, Friedrich Dold, Januar 2013
Klassisch ausgewogen und stürmisch bewegt: In diesem Sinne begeisterte das Notos-Quartett am Montagabend in der gut besuchten Stadthalle mit technischer Virtuosität, jugendlichem Feuer und einer brillanten Klangdifferenzierung. Holsteinischer Courier, Elisa Meyer-Bohe, Januar 2013
Dynamism is clearly key to this ensemble. The Strad, Edward Bhesania, Dezember 2012
This was a performance which demonstrated the great rapport between the players and made them (and the audience) smile with the enjoyment of making such wonderful music. The final note was greeted with a chorus of bravos from the packed audience who had heard an outstanding performance, even by Richmond Concert Society's high standards. artsrichmond, Pam Frazer, Oktober 2012
Glanzvoll - Der Klang der Streichergruppe war absolut homogen, und die Tonbalance zwischen ihr und dem von Antonia Köster mit schier beglückender Musikalität gestalteten Klavierpart geriet durchweg perfekt. Schließlich die Zugabe, ein Eriegnis für sich: der himmlisch schöne langsame Satz aus Schumanns Klavierquartett in ganz außergewöhnlich beredter, beseelter, poetischer Wiedergabe. Rheinpfalz, Gabor Halasz, April 2012
Bei Dvoraks Klavierquartett op. 87 zeigt sich vollendet die perfekte kammermusikalische Abstimmung und der bemerkenswert reife Gesamtklang des mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichneten Ensembles. Geschmackvoll und transparent lassen die Interpreten ihre kurzen Motive durch den Raum wirbeln, stürmisch steigern sie das spannungsgeladene Finale zu einem effektvollen Schluss - vielfältig wie sein Namensgeber berührt das Notos Quartett das mitgerissene Publikum. Mannheimer Morgen, mewi, April 2012
One thing is not in doubt, that the Notos Piano Quartet is already at the top of its particular tree, a group of notable musicians. Each member of the Notos Piano Quartet is a musical poet classicalsource.com, Colin Anderson, Februar 2012
Perfekt ausbalanciertes Zusammenspiel - Das Notos-Quartett musizierte mit sprudelnder Lebendigkeit und voller rhythmischer Verve, im nocturnenartigen Andante mit feinen duftigen Farbwerten, und produzierte im Finale eine geradezu orchestrale Klangfülle. Begeisterter Applaus. Die Rheinpfalz, März 2011
Brillant: Notos Quartett - Schon in den ersten Takten von Mozarts Es-Dur-Quartett bezauberten das herrliche Zusammenspiel und die Frische des Ensembles sowie die ausgezeichnete Durchgestaltung der Werke. Schwäbische Zeitung, Wolfgang Lohmiller, März 2011
The next Notos Chamber Music Academy will take place from August 16 - 24, 2025!
Notos Chamber Music Academy
The Notos chamber Music Academy gives young exceptional instrumentalists between the age of 16 and 23 the chance to play chamber music and perform in different formations together with the members of the Notos Quartett. During an intensive week of rehearsals several chamber music programmes shall be developed and brought to the stage in various venues. The experienced musicians of the Notos Quartet meet the young talents as equals, sharing their musical thoughts and ideas to inspire and learn from one another. Communication, in regard to the human as well as the musical factor, is the key to this process and the foundation of making music together. It is the Notos Chamber Music Academy’s goal to reach a collective musical statement and thereby offer a specially intense chamber music experience. Thus to achieve a deeper understanding of the works and reach truly refined ensemble playing are as important to us as the joy of human and musical interaction and really connecting to the audiences.
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