Petersen Quartet
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The Petersen Quartet is a string quartet
founded in 1979 by students at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin
, including founding first violinist, Ulrike Petersen, who has recently rejoined the quartet to alternate in the first chair with Conrad Muck. Its members are, as of June, 2009:
They have been guided by, amongst others, Sandor Vegh
, Thomas Brandis
and the Amadeus Quartet
.
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
founded in 1979 by students at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, including founding first violinist, Ulrike Petersen, who has recently rejoined the quartet to alternate in the first chair with Conrad Muck. Its members are, as of June, 2009:
- Conrad Muck, (violin)
- Ulrike Petersen, (violin)
- Ula Ulijona, (viola)
- Henry-David Varema, (cello)
They have been guided by, amongst others, Sandor Vegh
Sándor Végh
Sándor Végh was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.- Education :...
, Thomas Brandis
Thomas Brandis
Thomas Brandis, is a German violinist, chamber music performer, pedagogue and former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.-Biography:Born in Hamburg in 1935, Brandis trained as a violinist in Hamburg and later in London with Max Rostal...
and the Amadeus Quartet
Amadeus Quartet
The Amadeus Quartet was a world famous string quartet founded in 1947.Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938...
.