CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL
Memphis
Goldmund Quartet
Saturday, March 21, 2026
7:00 PM Harris Concert Hall
Don't Miss an Unforgettable Evening
The Goldmund Quartet graces the stage of Concerts International for the very first time,
playing on the prestigious "Paganini Quartet" of Stradivari instruments.
Video Used with Permission Copyright Felix Hentschel
Experience the
Goldmund Quartet:
A Preview of
Schubert's Erlkönig
Germany’s
Dynamic Quartet
Goldmund
Quartet
Florian Schötz, violin
Pinchas Adt, violin
Christoph Vandory, viola
Raphael Paratore, cello
Repertoire
“Melodia”
Schubert Quartet in E-flat Major, D. 87
Mieczyslaw Weinberg Quartet No. 5, Op. 27
Intermission
Brahms Quartet in a minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Elegant
Dynamic
Artistic Fire
Polished
Balanced
An evening with the Goldmund Quartet – where history, artistry, and passion converge.
Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Witness a Historic Performance
featuring four Stradivarius, meticulously crafted by the legendary Antonio Stradivari
The Goldmund Quartet performs on the “Paganini Quartet” made by Antonius Stradivarius, generously on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. The “Paganini Quartet” consists of four excellent instruments, once owned by Niccolo Paganini:
1st Violin: “Comte Cozio di Salabue”, 1727
2nd Violin: “Desaint”, 1680
Viola: “Mendelssohn”, 1731
Cello: “Ladenburg”, 1736
The Goldmund Quartet is the first German string quartet to have the honor of performing on these precious instruments.
Listen to Last Year's Pre-Concert Interview
Note: the concert was rescheduled to due to inclement weather
Concert Preview Listen Now
The Goldmund Quartet's Christoph Vandory on WKNO's "Checking on the Arts" with Darel Snodgrass
“The Goldmunds make a beautiful sound, elegant and transparent, with a real sense that these four players are friends both on and off the concert platform”
— Gramophone
About the Quartet
Goldmund Quartet is known to feature “exquisite playing” and such “multi-layered homogeneity” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) in its interpretations of the great classical and modern works of the quartet literature. Its inwardness, the unbelievably fine intonation and the phrases worked out down to the smallest detail inspire audiences worldwide.
The Quartet is now counted amongst the leading string quartets of the younger generation worldwide which is reflected in their 2023/24 season calendar. Highlights include the quartet’s debut at prestigious festivals such as Festival Dolomites, Settimane Musicali di Ascona and Viotti Festival in Vercelli, Italy. The ensemble will return to important halls such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam in a recital with pianist Fazil Say, to Tokyo Opera City as part of a tour of Japan as well as to the United States for a substantial tour to perform in Boston and many others. Further return visits lead the quartet to the renowned Hörtnagel series in Munich, Haus der Musik Innsbruck and Schwetzingen Festival.
The winners of the renowned 2018 International Wigmore Hall String Competition and the 2018 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition have been selected by the European Concert Hall Organisation as Rising Stars of the 2019/20 season. Since 2019, they have been performing Antonio Stradivari's Paganini Quartet, provided by the Nippon Music Foundation. In addition, the quartet was awarded the Jürgen Ponto Foundation Music Prize in March 2020 and the Freiherr von Waltershausen Prize in December 2020. In 2016, Goldmund Quartet was already a winner of the Bavarian Arts Promotion Prize and the Karl Klinger Prize of the ARD Competition.
The Goldmund Quartet is one of the leading string quartets of the younger generation worldwide.
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