Cherubini Quartet

The Cherubini Quartet was a leading German string quartet from Düsseldorf that was founded in 1978/79.

The Italian composer Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842) is named after the quartet . The Cherubini Quartet has made an internationally recognized name for itself with its interpretations of the quartet literature of the 19th century and has won 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 (1989–1995), Christoph Richter (1995–1997)

Discography

The Cherubini Quartet plays string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Franz Schubert (1797–1828), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) and Robert Schumann (1810–1856).

Awards / prizes

• Märkisches scholarship for music : 1980/81 and 1981/82
• 1981: Grand Prix at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian / France

Web links

• Literature by and about the Cherubini Quartet in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry in the ACADEMIC Universal Lexicon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 60 years of the broadcasting hall: The Cherubini Quartet ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2013  
2. ↑ Cherubini Quartet. In: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Harald Schoneweg biography. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Cherubini Quartet. In: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
5. ^ Schubertiade Hohenems / Cherubini Quartet - Past events. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Cherubini Quartet. In: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Biography of Klaus Kämper. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Manuel Fischer-Dieskau biography. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
9. ↑ Cherubini Quartet. In: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
10. ^ Schubertiade Hohenems / Cherubini Quartet-Past Events. Retrieved May 24, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Oper-Stuttgart.de - Christoph Poppen accessed on January 27, 2013