Biography, repertoire highlights, and upcoming engagements come together in the Bennewitz Quartet’s ongoing artistic narrative. Highlights include prestigious competition wins such as the Osaka Chamber Music Competition (2005) and the Premio Paolo Borciani (Festa Boroni) in Italy (2008), along with the Classic Prague Award for Best Chamber Music Performance (2019). A notable moment in their history was a Holocaust memorial performance at the German Bundestag in 2019, underscoring their commitment to music with deep cultural resonance. The quartet’s Supraphon discography includes An Evening in Vienna 1784 (2024), Haydn: String Quartets Op. 17/5, 33/2, 54/2 (2023), Ullmann-Krása-Schulhoff-Haas (2019), and Mozart-Rejcha-Kukal: Clarinet Quintets (2011).
In 2024, the ensemble released An Evening in Vienna 1784, featuring works by Haydn, Mozart, Dittersdorf, and Vaňhal, which received early praise in The Strad and Gramophone excerpts in 2024–25. Looking ahead, the 2025/26 season promises major European festival appearances at Schwetzinger Festspiele, Prague Spring, and Concentus Moraviae, along with a United States tour that includes performances in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. The Bennewitz Quartet continues to explore a broad spectrum of repertoire while maintaining the high standards that have defined their career.
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