Hugo Wolf Quartet Tickets

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Quick Facts About Hugo Wolf Quartet

• Founded in Vienna in 1993; takes its name from the International Hugo Wolf Gesellschaft Wien, signaling a balance of late-Romantic and contemporary literature in its programming.
• Notable awards include First Prize at Cremona (1995), Wiener Philharmoniker Sonderpreis (1996), Fifth Prize at the London International String Quartet Competition (1997), and the European Chamber Music Prize (1999); Ö1 Pasticcio Prize awarded for Beethoven and Schubert recordings in 2001 and 2009.
• World-class recital history includes performances at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall New York, and Berliner Philharmonie; the ensemble also maintains a Vienna-based concert cycle with Alban Berg Foundation support.
• Discography highlights: Beethoven string quartets op.18/4 and op.132 (Gramola, 2001); Schubert string quartets D.87 and D.887 (VMS, 2009); Hugo Wolf: Sämtliche Werke für Streichquartett (VMS, 2013); Tristan's langer Schatten (VMS, 2014); Imagined Memories (Musica Omnia, 2016).
• Current members (as of available sources): Sebastian Gürtler (violin I), Régis Bringolf (violin II), Subin Lee (viola), Florian Berner (cello); the group has previously been known as Akademie-Quartett.