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

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 violinist ...

from

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

, founded in 1978. It is named after the Italian composer

Luigi Cherubini Luigi Cherubini ( ; ; 8 or 14 SeptemberWillis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the grea ...

, 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 Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

(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 wor ...

, Felix Mendelssohn, and

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

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