Agnes Quartet was founded during 2020 in the Agnes quarter of the city of Cologne, and at that time, was the home base of the quartet members.

During the summer of 2021 the ensemble recorded their first CD, which featured works by Austrian composer Ernst Ludwig Leitner. Shortly afterwards, they were invited to perform live on radio by WDR3, one of Germany`s major broadcasting organisations. Since then the quartet has continued to perform concerts at variety of venues in Austria and Germany. A highlight of next season for the quartet will be a concert tour of China which is planned for July, 2025.

The musicians of the Agnes Quartet are also members of renowned orchestras, such as the WDR Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera Covent Garden London.

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Violinist Ye Wu, a native of Shanghai, studied in Los Angeles and Berlin and has been 2nd concertmaster of the WDR Symphony Orchestra since 2014. As primaria of the WDR Chambers Players, Ye has released recordings of the Brahms, Beethoven and Bruch String Quintet with the Label Alpha Classic and Pentatone.

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Romanian violinist Cristian-Paul Suvaiala received his concert diploma in the class of Michaela Martin at the Musikhochschule Köln. In 2005 Cristian joined the WDR Symphony Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra since 2013. Being a key member of the WDR Chambers Players, Cristian has released the Brahms- String Sextets with the label Pentatone.

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Mischa Pfeiffer studied viola in Hamburg and Lübeck, and chamber music in Berlin with the Artemis Quartet.
Mischa Pfeiffer has been a member of the WDR Symphony Orchestra and the WDR Chambers Players since 2016. Previously, he was deputy principal violist of the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn.

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Gundula Leitner studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Enrico Bronzi and Clemens Hagen. She is a prize winner of national and international competitions. Since 2015 she has been a permanent guest at the Vienna State Opera and with the Vienna Philharmonic. In 2022 she received the position of sub.principal cellist at Covent Garden Opera .