Profile & Special Focus
Since its founding in Barcelona in 2014, the Cosmos Quartet has become one of the most interesting and sought after string quartets of its generation. Their critically acclaimed performances, with repertoire spanning from the 18th century to the present, have been celebrated as honest, elegant, expressive and captivating.
Their interest in and commitment to contemporary music has led Cosmos to premiere works by many different contemporary composers and made this music an integral part of their repertoire.
Awards
3rd prize at International Joseph Joachim Chamber Music Competition 2019
1st prize at Competition Irene Steels - Wilsing Foundation 2018
1st prize at 13th Premi BBVA de Música de Cambra Montserrat Alavedra 2018
3rd prize at Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2015
Partners, cooperations and past performances
Concerts at:
Auditorio Nacional & Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid; Auditori Palau de Girona (ES)
Wigmore Hall, London (UK)
Philharmonie de Paris (FR)
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels (BE)Konzerthaus Berlin (DE)Festivals:
Festival de Granada, Schubertíada de Vilabertran, Ibercamera Girona, Círculo de Cámara, Festival Bal y Gay, Festival Atrium Musicae (ES)
Heidelberger Frühling (DE)
Gent Festival van Vlaanderen (BE)
East Neuk Festival (UK)
MUSIC4L-MENTE (PT)Collaborations with:
Alexei Volodin, Juan Pérez Floristán, Varvara Nepomnyashchaya, Quiroga Quartet, Lluís Claret, Arnau Tomàs, Fernando Arias Erica Wise, Jonathan Brown, Miquel Ramos, Konstantin KrimmelCDs:
Influences – Music by Jospeh Haydn, Johannes Brahms and Raquel García Tomás (released 2019)
Influences 2.0 (not released yet)
Influences 3.0 (not released yet)Upcoming concerts and tours
2024
April 2024: Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona (ES)June 2024: Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona (ES)
2024-2025
Two concerts at the Auditorio Nacional Madrid (ES)Ensemble & Instrumentation
Studied at:
Hochschule für Musik Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Oliver WilleMasterclasses:
Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Meissl, Alfred Brendel, Rainer Schmidt, Jonathan Brown, Patrick Jüdt, Alasdair Tait, Krzysztof Chorzelski, David WatkinHelena Satué Cuixart - Violin 1
Bernat Prat Sabater - Violin 2
Lara Fernández Ponce - Viola
Oriol Prat Sabater - CelloThe quartet plays instruments made especially for them by the prestigious Catalan luthier, David Bagué.
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