Participting quartets:
Animato Quartet➚ 1st prize
Viatores Quartet➚ 2nd prize
Nerida Quartett➚ 3rd prize
Elaia Quartett➚ Audience Award
Ast Quartet➚
Kandinsky Quartet➚
Kleio Quartet➚
Velvet Quartet➚
Jury
Jörg Lengersdorf (SWR, WDR)
Annette Walther (Signum Quartett)
Caspar Vinzens (Aris Quartett)
Ulrich Witteler (Solocellist WDR)
Viola player and artistic advisor for the String Quartet Festival
Irene Schwalb
Impressions from the competition in january 2025
Participting quartets:
NOVO Quartet (DK)➚ 1st prize
Chaos String Quartet (D)➚ 2nd prize
Malion Quartett (D)➚ 3rd prize
Belinfante Quartet (NL)➚
Leonardo Quartett (D)➚
Elmore String Quartet (GB)➚
Fluss Quartett (D)➚
Jury
music journalist Eleonore Büning
Amaryllis Quartet cellist Yves Sandoz
Aris Quartet violinist Noémi Zipperling
program director of the Heidelberger Frühling Annett Baumeister
violist and artistic advisor for the String Quartet Festival
Irene Schwalb
Impressions from the competition in january 2023
Participting quartets:
Adelphi Quartett➚ 1st prize
Baum Quartett➚ 2nd prize
Barbican Quartet➚ 3rd prize
Javus Quartet➚
Jubilee Quartet➚
Quartuor Agate➚
Vigato Quartett➚
Jury:
Eleonore Büning
Christoph Poppen
Irene Schwalb
Oliver Wille
Adelphi Quartett (A) 1st prize
The Adelphi Quartet was founded in Salzburg in 2017 when all members were at the end of their solo studies. In 2018 the quartet was accepted into Prof. Rainer Schmidt‘s chamber music class. The young ensemble also received important support from Eberhard Feltz, Gilles Millet and Valentin Erben. The quartet has already taken concert tours to Great Britain, France, Austria, Germany, Canada and Switzerland, among others.
Baum Quartett (D) 2nd prize
The Baum Quartet was founded in 2016 in Seoul (South Korea). The four are currently studying with Oliver Wille in Hanover and Günter Pichler in Madrid. You have master classes with Eberhard Feltz. Alfred Brendel and Donald Weilerstein and have already taken part in various string quartet competitions and received prizes.
Barbican Quartet (GB) 3rd prize
The Barbican Quartet, founded at the Guildhall School of Music, recently attracted attention in Germany by winning first prize at the Joachim Competition in Weimar. They have performed at international festivals and some of the concerts have been recorded. The four are currently studying with Günter Pichler in Madrid, and they also work regularly with the Belcea Quartet.
Impressions from the competition in january 2020
Participting quartets:
Cuarteto Cosmos➚ 1st prize
Quartet Gerhard➚ 2nd prize (part 1)
Simply Quartet➚ 2nd prize (part 2)
Esmé Quartett➚ Audience Award
Goldmund Quartett➚ Audience Award
Behn Quartet➚
Quatuor Yako➚
Pierrot Quartett➚
Jury:
Eleonore Büning (Musikjournalistin)
Valentin Erben (Cello)
Roland Glassl (Viola)
Alasdair Tait (Cello)
Oliver Wille (Violine)
Impressions from the competition in january 2018
The prize winners:
Aris Quartett➚ 1st prize
Eliot Quartett➚ 2nd prize
Quartet Gerhard➚ 3rd prize (Teil 1)
Furiant Quartett ➚ 3rd prize (Teil 2)
Quartuor Tchalik➚ The sponsorship prize for participation in the master class in Weikersheim
Impressions from the competition in october 2016
Participting quartets:
Noga Quartet➚ 1st prize
Meccore Quartet➚ 2nd prize
Quartet BerlinTokyo➚ 3rd prize
Alinde Quartett➚
Aris Quartett➚
Dudok Quartet➚
Jury:
Viviane Hagner (Violine)
Professor Stefan Fehlandt (Viola)
Michael Haknazaryan (Cello)
Impressions from the competition in November 2014
2012
The first competition took place on October 27th 2012. Seven quartets had accepted the invitation to audition in Berlin.
The prize winners:
Meccore Quartet➚ 1st prize
Armida Quartett➚ 2nd prize
Schumann Quartett➚ 3rd prize
Jury:
Professor Wolfgang Böttcher (Cello)
Professor Volker Jacobsen (Viola)
Professor Oliver Wille (Violine)
Impressions from the competition in November 2012
