Very active on the major international stages, the Van Kuijk Quartet has been invited to perform at the Wigmore Hall, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, at the’Louvre Auditorium, at the Carnegie Hall, at the’Sydney Opera House, at the Vienna Musikverein, at the Bavarian Radio, Munich, to the The Berlin, Luxembourg, Cologne, Hamburg and Paris Philharmonic Orchestras, at the Zurich Tonhalle, at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, at the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, at the Frick Collection and at the Lincoln Centre from New York, to the Phillips Collection from Washington, to the Bourgie Hall from Montreal, to the Melbourne Recital Centre or even at the Shanghai Recital Hall, as well as to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and China.

The quartet’s collaboration with the record label ALPHA Classics gives special prominence to Mozart. After two critically acclaimed recordings (Classica’s CHOC, Diapason d’Or Discovery Award, France Musique’s Selection), the quartet continues its Mozartian journey alongside the violist Adrien La Marca, showcasing two string quintets. A an album dedicated to French music as well as a an album dedicated to Schubert round off his discography.

After studying with the the greatest quartets (Ysaÿe, Alban Berg, Artemis…), and keen to pass on their own passion and experience, the quartet teaches chamber music at the Aubervilliers-La Courneuve Regional Conservatoire (CRR 93) since 2018.

The Van Kuijk Quartet is supported by the SPEDIDAM, the strings Pirastro and Talents and the Cello.

Instruments

Nicolas Van Kuijk : violin Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, kindly on loan from Anima Music Foundation

Sylvain Favre-Bulle : violin Luigi Galimberti

Paul Zientara : viola Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi from 1757, generously loaned by private patrons, as well as a modern viola by Patrick Robin

Anthony Kondo : cello David Tecchler