GIORNO DELLA MEMORIA 2023

The Quasi Quartet was born in 2020 from the meeting of the Belgian violinist Margot Gillet with the violist Coline Meulemans and the Valencian cellist Marc Martin Nogueroles. They trained at the Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles, finishing their academic studies in their respective instrumental fields in 2021. In 2022, the ensemble attended the String Quartet and Chamber Music advanced-level course held by Clive Greensmith at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. Within the framework of the Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy they participated in the 28th Loro Ciuffenna String Quartet Festival. In September 2022, the Quasi Quartet participated in the 7th edition of the international classical music festival Max festival. A few months later the ensemble transformed into the “Quatuor Satellite” upon welcoming the addition French violinist Cleo Dahan. They recently performed at the Bozar theater in Brussels collaborating with the Ars Musica contemporary music festival in Brussels, a member of the network of European contemporary music festivals F.A.C.E. along with the Accademia Chigiana. In the next season the ensemble will participate in the Klarafestival in Brussels.

The Alameda String Quartet was born in 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Violinists Gallia Kastner and Adam Millstein, violist Cassia Drake and cellist Nathan Mo are all studying at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. One of the characteristics of the Alameda String Quartet is the research and programming of seldom played repertoire and for this reason it has collaborated for the Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, promoted by the Colburn School. The purpose of this initiative is to promote and perform music by composers who fell victim to the Nazi-fascist regime from 1933 to 1945. In this regard, the quartet has performed and recorded chamber music by Erwin Schulhoff and Mieczsław Weinberg. In addition to being passionate chamber musicians, the members of the Alameda String Quartet perform all over the world with numerous orchestras and instrumental ensembles. They have collaborated with artists such as Clive Greensmith, Martin Beaver and James Conlon. Next season they will perform at the Nevada Chamber Music Festival, Broad Stage and in Siena, Italy as part of the Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy.