Ye Wu | violin
Cristian-Paul Suvaiala | violin
Mischa Pfeiffer | viola
Gundula Leitner | cello
The Agnes Quartet was founded in 2020 in the Agnesviertel district of Cologne. The ensemble’s name reflects the deep connection of the four musicians with their chosen home city of Cologne. Through their shared music-making—especially in this formation—they have found a musical home where personal experiences and diverse artistic backgrounds can merge and flourish.
During the Sommer 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.
Today, the Agnes Quartet performs regularly throughout Germany and Europe and is a guest at various festivals. Artistically, the ensemble is also shaped by the involvement of its members in renowned orchestras such as the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Opera House Orchestra in London, the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne.
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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 .
Mendelssohn - Streichquartett Op.80 - Adagio
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