Philharmonia Quartett Berlin

With over 20 years of international performances and the recording of a large and diverse repertoire, the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin—Daniel Stabrawa and Christian Stadelmann, violins; Neithard Resa, viola; and Jan Diesselhorst, violoncello—has celebrated a critically acclaimed career, establishing itself among the finest string quartets playing on the world stage today. Audiences throughout the world have enjoyed the incredible artistry of the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, from Europe and Asia to North and South America.

Founded in 1984 by the principal concertmaster and string section leaders of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the quartet appears regularly at the world’s most prestigious festivals, concert halls, and universities. Annual appearances include performances at the Berlin Festival, Salzburg Festival, Bath Festival, and Wigmore Hall in London, as well as a series of five performances each season presented by the Berliner Philharmoniker. Recent engagements have included performances in several cities throughout Germany, in the Hague, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City.

The Philharmonia Quartett Berlin’s appearances in North America have included engagements and repeat engagements in St. Louis, Chicago, Toronto, New Haven, New York, and Washington, DC. Tours have taken the quartet to the Far East, Italy, and South America, with a tour of North America in spring 2002. The ensemble’s discography is quite extensive, including recent recordings of the quartets of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Shostakovich, and Reger for the Thorofon Classics label, the latter awarded the German Record Critics prize. For their Beethoven CD, the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin was given the ECHO Klassik 2000 Award for Chamber Music Written in the 19th Century.