The Motus Quartet won 1st prize at the 10th International JOSEPH JOACHIM Chamber Music Competition at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar
(30 March to 5 April 2025).
The ensemble's final round with works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Webern and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy can be relived here.
Founded in Vienna in 2022, the Motus Quartet is currently studying with Johannes Meissl at the University of Music and Performing Arts (mdw) in Vienna.
The members are
Tim Pieter De Vries (violin),
Karla Križ (violin),
Erin Carter Pitts (viola) and
Domenikus Peter Hartmann (cello).
At the mdw International Summer Academy in 2023, it was awarded the Artis Quartet Prize and the Wiener Klassik Prize.
In April 2023, the Motus Quartet made its debut at the Wiener Konzerthaus.
In March 2024, it made its debut at the Wiener Musikverein and in October 2024 at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Further concerts have taken the ensemble toTaiwan, Tunisia, the USA, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland.
For the 2024/25 season, performances are planned inGreat Britain, France and India, among other places.
00:00:08 - Ludwig van Beethoven - Streichquartett F-Dur op. 18/1
00:28:58 - Anton Webern - Langsamer Satz für Streichquartett M.78
00:37:59 - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Streichquartett f-Moll op. 80
Recorded on 5 April 2025 in the Festsaal Fürstenhaus at the Weimar Music University.
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