Founded in 2019 on the interdisciplinary concept of chaos in the arts, science, and philosophy, the Chaos String Quartet has gained an international reputation for its highly refined performances, manifesting dynamism, resourcefulness, and passion for exploring new and experimental approaches.
The Quartet has been a prize-winner in such prestigious international competitions as ARD (2022), Bordeaux (2022), Haydn (2023), Bad Tölz (2023), Bartók Budapest (2021), and Premio V. E. Rimbotti (2020), while it has recently been selected as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2023-2025.
The Pharos Arts Foundation proudly presents the Cyprus debut of this outstanding quartet, on Friday 22 March 2024 / 8:30 pm, at The Shoe Factory in Nicosia, in a striking programme of works by Beethoven, Mozart and Caroline Shaw. The concert is kindly supported by the Embassy of Austria in Cyprus.
PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No.22 in B-flat major, K.589 (1790)
Caroline Shaw (b.1982)
Entr’acte (2011) – Cyprus Premiere
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.131 (1826)
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CHAOS STRING QUARTET
Susanne Schäffer / violin
Eszter Kruchió / violin
Sara Marzadori / viola
Bas Jongen / cello
Recently selected as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2023-2025, the Chaos String Quartet has rapidly established itself on the international music scene. The Quartet has been awarded at the most prestigious international competitions, such as ARD (2022), Bordeaux (2022), Haydn (2023) and Bad Tölz (2023). Additional successes include winning the Second Prize at the Bartók World Competition in Budapest (2021), and the coveted Prize of the International Competition for String Quartet V. E. Rimbotti in Italy (2020).
The Chaos String Quartet has been invited to appear in renowned music festivals, such as Ravenna Festival, Schwetzingen SWR Festival, Mozartfest Würzburg, Les Musicales de Normandie, Davos Festival, Schwarzwald Musikfestival, Festival del Quartetto Firenze, Lockenhaus, Gent Festival van Vlaanderen, Festival Academy Budapest, Heidelberger Streichquartettfest, amongst others. In 2023, the Quartet made its debut at the Musikverein in Vienna and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
The Quartet has collaborated with artists like Nicolas Baldeyrou, Alexander Ullman, Giampaolo Bandini, Avri Levitan, Hyung-ki Joo and Christoph Zimper. In addition, Chaos had the opportunity to work with composer Helmut Lachenmann on his Second Quartet, “Reigen seliger Geister”.
Mentored by Prof. Johannes Meissl in Vienna through the ECMAster programme, the Chaos String Quartet has completed the postgraduate course at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole under the guidance of the legendary Cuarteto Casals. The Quartet received additional important musical impulses from artists such as Eberhard Feltz, Patrick Jüdt, Rainer Schmidt, Hatto Beyerle, András Keller and Oliver Wille. The Quartet is a member of the chamber music association Le Dimore del Quartetto and has been selected for the promotional programme New Austrian Sound of Music.
Eszter Kruchió plays a violin by Stefan-Peter Greiner, a generous private loan. Bas Jongen plays a rare cello by Hendrick Jacobs (Amsterdam, 1696), kindly loaned to him by the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation (NMF).
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INFORMATION & BOX OFFICE:
Pharos Arts Foundation
www.pharosartsfoundation.org & Tel. 22-663871 (Monday – Friday 10:00 am-2:00 pm)
Tickets: €20 / €15 Concessions & members of the Pharos Arts Foundation
