German string quartet
Philharmonia Quartet Berlin
Years active 1985; 40 years ago (1985 ) Members
ThePhilharmonia Quartet Berlin is astring quartet founded in 1985 by members of theBerlin Philharmonic .[ 1]
Among the long-standing members were principal players of the orchestra,concertmaster Daniel Stabrawa , second violinistChristian Stadelmann , the principalviolist Neithard Resa , and cellistJan Diesselhorst .[ 2] [ 3] When the latter died unexpectedly in 2009,[ 2] the cello part was taken over by Dietmar Schwalke the same year.[ 1] [ 4]
The Philharmonia Quartet has given concerts worldwide, includingWigmore Hall andCarnegie Hall ,[ 4] and has made several recordings.[ 3] At the Kammermusiksaal of theBerliner Philharmonie , the ensemble performed complete cycles of the string quartets byBeethoven andShostakovich .[ 4] The quartet's repertoire covers more than one hundred works from classical music tocontemporary music . The string quartet also plays rarely performed compositions of the genre, such as the first string quartet byErwin Schulhoff , the second string quartet byKarol Szymanowski , Hindemith'sFourth String Quartet andMax Reger 's String Quartet No. 3,Op. 74 .[ 3] [ 5]
They recorded Hindemith's String Quartet No. 5, Op. 32, in 1995.[ 6] In 2001, they recorded Reger's Clarinet Quintet,Op. 146 , with clarinetistWenzel Fuchs , and his String Quartet No. 4,Op. 109 .[ 7] [ 8] They recorded all the Beethoven string quartets over years, combined in 2015 when they celebrated their 30th anniversary.[ 9] [ 10] On the same occasion, a recording of all the quartets by Johannes Brahms was released. The players, knowing the composers' symphonic works well, have a special approach to the symphonic features in their string quartets.[ 9]
After the death of second violin Christian Stadelmann in 2019, the status of the ensemble remains unclear.[ 11] [ 12]
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