Quartet New Generation
| Quartet New Generation | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Instrumental music |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | www.quartetnewgeneration.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
recorder |
Andrea Guttmann |
recorder |
Petra Wurz (since 2010 instead of Hannah Pape) |
recorder |
Heide Schwarz (since 2003) |
recorder |
Susanne Fröhlich |
The four soloists of the Quartet New Generation (called QNG for short ) played recorders of all types and sizes. They devoted themselves primarily to contemporary music, but also combined it with early music. The quartet was founded in 1998 by Andrea Guttmann, Hannah Pape, Karolina Bäter and Susanne Fröhlich at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam . In 2003, Heide Schwarz joined the group instead of Karolina Bäter. In 2010, Petra Wurz took over from founding member Hannah Pape. In April 2014 the ensemble disbanded after 15 years of existence and concluded its successful career with an anniversary farewell concert at the BKA Theater in Berlin.
The Quartet New Generation performed in most of Europe, the USA, Panama, Chile, the Caucasus, Singapore and Japan.
The quartet has worked with composers since its inception. Countless works were written for QNG between 2002 and 2014.
Prizes and awards
- 2002 Scholarship Prize in the German Music Competition , Bonn.
- 2002 Music Prize from the Union of German ZONTA Clubs.
- 2002 1st prize at the 13ème International Concours de Musique de Chambre in Illzach , France
- 2003 1st prize in the quartet / quintet category, the Gaudeamus Prize for the best interpretation of a composition by a Dutch composer.
- 2003 Grand Prix at the 7th International Chamber Music Competition for Contemporary Music in Krakow , Poland .
- 2004 1st prize at the International Concert Artists Guild Competition 2004 in New York.
- 2006 winner of the German Music Competition, Bonn.
- 2010 winner of the Göttingen Historical Music Series competition
Discography
- Ethereal , 2006, Zeitklang edition
- in vain - from transience , 2008, Genuin label
- Fantasy'n'Symmetry , 2011, Genuin label