Belcea Quartet

The Belcea Quartet's performances are characterized by passion, precision and expressiveness. Romanian first violinist Corina Belcea, Korean-Australian second violinist Suyeon Kang, Polish violist Krzysztof Chorzelski and French cellist Antoine Lederlin combine their different artistic backgrounds to enrich their understanding and interpretation of the works, and arouse emotion.

Their repertoire spans the entire range of quartet music from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven to Bartok, Janacek, Britten and Szymanowski. In addition, they regularly present works by current composers such as Julian Anderson (2024), Guillaume Connesson (2023), Joseph Phibbs (2018), Krzysztof Penderecki (2016), Thomas Larcher (2015) and Mark- Anthony Turnage (2014 & 2010). These commissioned works are created in collaboration with the quartet's own foundation, whose aim is on the one hand to expand string quartet literature, and on the other to support young quartets through their teaching, thus passing on to the next generation their own experiences received from the Amadeus & Alban Berg Quartets.

In addition to complete string quartets by Bart6k, Beethoven, Brahms (Diapason d'or de l'année 2016) and Britten, Belcea boast a highly diversified discography including recordings of Berg, Dutilleux, Mozart, Schonberg, Schubert, Shostakovich, Janacek & Ligeti. In spring 2022, Alpha Classics released Brahms' two string sextets with Tabea Zimmermann and Jean-Guihen Queyras. In 2014, EuroArts released on DVD the performances of Beethoven's string quartets at the Vienna Konzerthaus, followed a year later by the recording of Britten's three string quartets.

From 2017 to 2020, the quartet was distinguished as ensemble in residence at Berlin's prestigious Pierre Boulez Hall . Since then, they have performed there regularly. Since 2010, the Belcea have also been invited to Vienna's Konzerthaus as part of a string quartet program in which Quatuor Ébène has also been a partner since the 21 /22 season.

The Belcea Quartet's concert season will take them to such renowned venues as Stockholm's Konserthus, London's Wigmore Hall, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and Flagey in Brussels. A highlight of the season will be an octet tour shared with the Quatuor Ébène in North and South America, as well as in Asia. They will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall, Sao Paulo's Teatro Cultura Artistica and the Great Hall of the Lee Shau Kee Lecture Center in Hong Kong.

Instruments

Corina Belcea: Violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1755) kindly on loan by MERITO String Instruments Trusts Vienna

Suyeon Kang: custom-made violin by Julia Maria Pasch 

Krzysztof Chorzelski: Viola by Nicola Amati (ca. 1670)

Antoine Lederlin: Cello by Matteo Gofriller (1722) kindly on loan by MERITO String Instruments Trusts Vienna