Spiegel Strijkkwartet

Category:ensemble (instrumentaal), strijkkwartet, repertoire, hedendaagse muziek
1996
Genre(s):21ste eeuw / hedendaags, 20ste eeuw, romantiek, classicisme
Actual/previous members:Elisa Kawaguti, Leo De Neve, Stefan Willems, Jan Sciffer

Biography

The Spiegel String Quartet was founded in 1996 and consists of Elisa Kawaguti and Stefan Willems, violin, Leo De Neve, viola, and Jan Sciffer, cello.
Due to the almost exclusive concentration on the quartet and the deep affection for the string quartet repertoire, the Spiegel Quartet achieved from the very first concerts an international reputation. Since then the Spiegel String Quartet has put in guest appearances at a variety of music festivals and important halls in Europe and South Africa, such as Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles, deSingel Antwerpen, Festival van Vlaanderen, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, MUSICA Strassbourg, La Société de Musique de Chambre de Lyon, Frits Philips Eindhoven, Vrijthof Maastricht, De Doelen Rotterdam, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, Philharmonie Duisburg, Gesellschaft für neue Musik Mannheim, NDR Hannover, Berliner Konzerthaus; Villa Musica Mainz, Schleswig Holstein Festival, SDR Bern, Dartington Summer School, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, BBC Belfast,Blachheath Halls London, Jeunesse Musicale Vienna
In its repertoire Spiegel String Quartet does not restrict itself to the performance of works from a single stylistic period. Quite the reverse, in fact: in addition to the great, timeless masterpieces by Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, and so on, the quartet also interprets contemporary and occasionally controversial works such as 'Black Angels for electric string quartet' by Crumb, or works of Celis, Shostacovich, Xenakis, Pintscher, etc.In addition, the Spiegel String Quartet has become a source of inspiration in its own right for contemporary composers. Many works have been written for and with the quartet members in the last few years - creations which have engendered an enormous following, both in concert halls and on CD. In fall 2000 Spiegel String Quartet created the third quartet by the Italian composer Ivan Fedele in Brussels, Rotterdam, Duisburg and Paris. Musical partners are the pianists Gülsin Onay, Stephen Kovacevich, Joanna MacGregor, Bernhard Wambach, Florent Boffard, the accordion player Teodoro Anzellotti and clarinetplayer Jörg Widmann.

Selective discography

Piet Swerts - Clarinet Quintet, 2nd String QuartetPiet Swerts - Clarinet Quintet, 2nd String Quartet (2017)
20th century
Roeland Hendrikx, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Piet Swerts, Tempera Quartet
Vierne Louis - Chamber MusicVierne Louis - Chamber Music (2008)
romanticism
Levente Kende, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Louis Vierne
Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965)Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965) (2007)
20th century
Jozef De Beenhouwer, Joost Maegerman, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Joseph Ryelandt
César Franck/Ernest Chausson: String QuartetsCésar Franck/Ernest Chausson: String Quartets (2006)
romanticism
Spiegel Strijkkwartet, César Franck, Ernest Chausson
Piet Swerts - klarinetkwintet en strijkkwartet 2Piet Swerts - klarinetkwintet en strijkkwartet 2 (2005)
20th century
Roeland Hendrikx, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Piet Swerts, Tempera Quartet
César Franck - Ernest ChaussonCésar Franck - Ernest Chausson (2005)
20th century, romanticism
Jan Michiels, Ernest Chausson, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, César Franck
Guillaume Lekeu - Chamber musicGuillaume Lekeu - Chamber music (2004)
romanticism
Jan Michiels, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Guillaume Lekeu
Kamermuziek uit Vlaanderen 2003Kamermuziek uit Vlaanderen 2003 (2003)
20th century, romanticism, classicism
I SOLISTI, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Narziss und Goldmund Pianotrio, High Voltage, Prometheus Ensemble, Oxalys, Quatuor Danel , Black Jackets Company (...)
ConcertenConcerten (2002)
classical, Jazz
Con Spirito, Spiegel Strijkkwartet, Jan Michiels, Olla Vogala, Stevie Wishart
Vierkant Muziek - 2001Vierkant Muziek - 2001 (2001)
classical
Greetings from Mercury, Boenox, Flat Earth Society, Oxalys, Prometheus Ensemble, BL!NDMAN Collective, LOD, Spiegel Strijkkwartet (...)

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