Profile & Special Focus
The Quatuor Akilone is a human and musical adventure that started in 2011 in Paris. The four musicians assert an authentic approach to their repertoire that is historically informed and carried out with a resolutely spiritual vision. The name of the quartet - the Italian word for ‘kite’, is a metaphor for the connection between ground and sky.
Remaining engaged with the world around them outside of the concert hall, the Quartet performs frequently in outreach concerts for prisoners, refugees and disabled or impoverished communities. This important mission is aided through regular activities with the organizations Concerts de Poche and Musethica. The Akilone Quartet is particularly sensitive to the environmental and ecological issues that affect our society.
Awards
Premier Grand Prix, ProQuartet Prize at Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition 2016
Partners, cooperations and past performances
Concerts at:
Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya (JP)
Wigmore Hall, London (UK)
Teatro Comunale, Treviso (IT)
Salle Cortot & Philharmonie, Paris (FR)
Muziekgebouw Amsterdam (NL)
Liszt Academy, Budapest (HU)Collaborations with:
Vladimir Mendelssohn, Tabea Zimmermann, Jérôme Pernoo, David Walter, Sharon Kam, Pavel Gililov, Jean-François HeisserSenior Resident Artists at the Fondation Singer-Polignac (since 2022)
CD:
Haydn, Mozart, Schubert (released 2018)Upcoming concerts and tours
2024
26 January 2024: Montargis (FR)Ensemble & Instrumentation
Masterclasses with:
Hatto Beyerle, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Johannes Meissl, Xavier Gagnepain, Jean Sulem, Miguel Da Silva, Patrick Jüdt, Quatuor Ebène, Mathieu HerzogMagdalēna Geka - Violin 1
Elise De-Bendelac - Violin 2
Perrine Guillemot-Munck – Viola
Lucie Mercat - CelloMagdalēna Geka (First violin) plays an Alessandro Gagliano violin from 1734, generously loaned to her through the Anima Music Foundation.
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