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YSAYE QUARTET
The Ysaye Quartet was formed in 1984 while the members
were still students at the Paris Conservatoire. The
Quartet is named after the violinist, quartet player and
composer Eugene Ysaye (1858 - 1931) who had a powerful
influence on the musical world of his day.
The Ysaye Quartet has had the opportunity to work with
Walter Levin of the LaSalle Quartet and with members of
the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne. In 1988, the Quartet
gained international recognition by being the first
French quartet to win the Grand Prix at the Evian
International Competition.
They have performed in Japan, the USA, Israel and
throughout Europe and have taken part in the festivals
in Salzburg, Stresa, Schleswig-Holstein and Lockenhaus.
Recent appearances have included an extensive tour of
Australia and New Zealand as well as concerts throughout
Europe and the USA. The Quartet is undertaking a
six-year project to perform the complete quartets by
Haydn in Besançon, France, as well as in Los Angeles.
Their discography includes recordings of works by
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Ravel and Fauré for
prestigious recording companies. In 2003 the Ysaye
Quartet founded its own record label Ysaye Records/Aeon,
and their most recent releases feature repertoire by
Haydn, Schumann and Mozart, Magnard and Fauré.
Having a deep interest in contemporary music, the
Quartet’s performances have been a catalyst for new
works by Boucourechliev, Dusapin, Tanguy and others. In
2001 the Quartet was awarded the Grand Prix de
l’Academie Charles Cros for their recording of the
complete quartets by A. Boucourechliev. In 1994, the
musicians of Ysaÿe Quartet have founded a string quartet
class at the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris. |
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