Modigliani Quartet
Modigliani Quartet | |
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| Origin | Paris, France |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Mirare |
| Members | Amaury Coeytaux, Loïc Rio (violin); Laurent Marfaing (viola); François Kieffer (cello) |
| Website | http://www.modiglianiquartet.com/ |
Modigliani Quartet is a French string quartet founded in Paris in 2003 by four close friends, following their studies at the Conservatoire de Paris. Founding violinist Philippe Bernhard left the group in 2016 and was replaced by Amaury Coeytaux.
History
The founding members studied with the
In 2014 the quartet became artistic directors of the Rencontres musicales d'Évian. After a 13-year pause, this festival, created in 1976 by Antoine Riboud and made famous by its former artistic director Mstislav Rostropovich, began a new life through the joint efforts of the Evian Resort and the Modigliani Quartet.
Members
- Amaury Coeytaux: violin
- Loïc Rio: violin
- Laurent Marfaing: viola
- François Kieffer: cello
Before joining the group, Coeytaux had been concertmaster of the
Instruments
The Modigliani Quartet plays on four Italian instruments: Amaury Coeytaux plays a 1783 violin by
Collaborations
The quartet regularly plays chamber music with Sabine Meyer, Renaud Capuçon, Nicholas Angelich, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Daniel Müller-Schott and various friends.
Discography
- Schumann-Wolf-Mendelssohn - Nascor, Ysaÿe Records, 2006 (Schumann: quartet op. 41 no. 1 ; Wolf: "Italian Serenade" ; Mendelssohn: quartet op. 44 no. 1)
- Haydn- Mirare Records, 2008 (quartets op. 76 no. 4 "Sunrise", op. 74 no. 3 "The rider", op. 54 no. 1)
- Mendelssohn - Mirare Records, 2010 (quartets in a minor op. 13, in f minor op. 80, Capriccio op. 81 no. 3)
- Brahms- Mirare Records, 2011 (piano quintet op. 34 w/ Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Zwei Gësange op. 91 w/ Andrea Hill)
- Intuition - Mirare Records, 2012 (Arriaga: quartet no. 2, Mozart: quartet no. 6 K 159, Schubert: quartet no. 4 D 46)
- Debussy-Ravel-Saint-Saëns- Mirare Records, 2013 (Debussy: quartet in g minor, Ravel: quartet in f major, Saint-Saëns: quartet no. 1)
- Haydn- Mirare Records, 2014 (quartets op. 50 no. 1, op. 76 no. 1, op. 77 no. 1)
- Schumann - Opus 41 set
- Grieg - Smetana - Mirare, 2024[2]
References
- ^ "Modigliani Quartet - News". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Grieg – Smetana, Quatuor Modigliani. Release date: 12 January 2024". Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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