The Quartet
Founded in 2016, the Quartetto Werther is considered one of the most promising chamber music ensembles on the national and international concert scene. It is one of the rare established piano quartets in Europe, appreciated for the deep consideration and firm cohesion of its musicians, for the vigour, vitality and originality of its interpretations which aim towards an authentic understanding and respect of the musical text. The musical values and guidances of the quartet have been shaped by the musicianship of the Trio di Parma and pianist Pierpaolo Maurizzi, heirs to the great Italian performing tradition, as well as by Patrick Jüdt, artistic director of ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) of which the Quartet is a member ensemble.
Since its foundation the Quartet has collaborated with the most important Italian and foreign musical institutions and made its debut for the prestigious Gesellschaft für Kammermusik Basel at the Stadt-Casino in Basel. Institutions the Quartet has been a guest of include the Società del Quartetto di Milano, the Società dei Concerti di Milano, the Società dei Concerti di Trieste, the Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Bologna Festival, the Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto, the Amici della Musica di Firenze, the Fondazione Perugia Musica Classica, Musikamera, the Accademia Filarmonica Romana, the Società dei Concerti di Parma, the Moscow International House of Music, the Goetheanum Dornach, the Festival Musikdorf Ernen, etc.
Over the years they have also been rated highly by international juries, winning First Prize at the Brahms International Chamber Music Competition Gdansk 2025, Second Prize at the Concorso Internazionale ‘G. Bergamo’ 2024 in Lugano, Third Prize at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera di Pinerolo 2023 and Third Prize at the Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera ‘Trio di Trieste’ 2019.
The Quartet's intense concert activity has been recognised by the National Association of Italian Critics, which awarded it the “XXXIX Franco Abbiati - Piero Farulli” Prize, dedicated to the best young ensemble in 2020, as well as by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia which awarded the quartet the “Premio del Presidente della Repubblica”, presented directly by the President Sergio Mattarella during an official ceremony at the Palazzo del Quirinale in 2024. The four musicians were, in fact, students at the Academy's Chamber Music Course in the class of Carlo Fabiano, and have earned a “special distinction for their exceptional chamber music skills”, a recognition never awarded before in more than 80 years of history of the Academy's Courses.
Since 2018 the Quartetto Werther has been a member of “Le Dimore del Quartetto”, a cultural enterprise which supports the European artistic heritage.
The Quartetto Werther also promotes the performance of Italian contemporary music, collaborating with renowned composers such as Nicola Campogrande and Alessandro Solbiati, whose piece “Imago”, written for and dedicated to the Quartetto Werther, was premiered at the Società dei Concerti di Piacenza in the 2024/25 Season.
In 2021, the Dutch label Brilliant Classics released “Fauré Piano Quartets”, the Quartet's first CD, which received excellent critical feedback and was broadcasted on numerous radio programmes in Italy and beyond the Alps.
A new recording project, “Elective Affinities”, dedicated to Mendelssohn, Brahms and Goethe, representing the history and spirit of the Quartetto Werther, was recently released by the German record company Genuin Classics.
The 2025/26 season will include, among other appointments, a concert at the Teatro Argentina in Rome for the Accademia Filarmonica Romana with a new composition by Francesco Antonioni dedicated to the Quartet, the return to the Amici della Musica in Palermo, the Società dei Concerti in Parma, the Teatri di Pistoia and the Accademia di Musica in Pinerolo, and the debut at the prestigious Wigmore Hall in London as part of the ECMA London Showcase.
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"The Quartetto Werther is the leading italian Piano Quartet. They are performing with high sesitivity and great energy, unifying their profound musical knowledge ith fresh and unique curiosity. This very inspired ensemble is playing on a high professional level, always showing their great passion and profound interest in music. The prizes they won and the big experience they have already due to their very active concert career, prove a great potential."
Patrick Jüdt, Artist Director of the European Chamber Music Acdemy (ECMA)
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