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Arnaud VALLIN, first violin
Jean-Michel BERRETTE, second violin
Dominique LOBET, viola
Jean-Philippe MARTIGNONI, violoncello
The members of the QUATUOR PARISII
met as students at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where the quartet was formed In 1984, They studied with Maurice Crut of the Pascal Quartet at the Conservatoire, and since then have worked with the Melos and Amadeus Quartets.
All four members of the Quartet were First Prize-winners In chamber music competitions at the Conservatoire. Their success continued In 1986, when they won the first prize at the Radio Canada Competition in Banff. In 1987 they won the top prizes at both the Evian and Munich Chamber Music Competitions,
QUATUOR PARISII now performs regularly throughout Europe and America and has also toured In the For East. In the UK they have attracted a notable following with major tours scheduled at least twice a year. In March 1995 they gave highly-acclaimed debut recitals at the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room,
The repertoire of QUATUOR PARISII encompasses all the major Classical and Romantic works for string quartet. In addition they are noted for their Interpretations of contemporary repertoire, particularly of contemporary French works. QUATUOR PARISII also performs much quintet repertoire and, in recent performances, has been joined by Pascal Rogé, Michel Delberto, Martin Lovett, Anne Queffélec, Michael Collins and Pascal Moraguès.
The Quartet ho recently released a recording of the Debussy and Ravel String Quartets on Auvidis. Other recordings include the Franck and Fauré String Quartets (Accord); Franck and Pierné Piano Quintets (Ades): String Quartets by Roussel, Tailleferre and Ibert (Adda); Boccherini Six Oboe Quintets (Capriccio); and the complete works for string quartet by Webern (Accord). In February 1 996 they started to record string quartets by Milhaud for the Auvidis label. This project has achieved considerable recognition and critical acclaim and continues throughout the 1998-99 season,
QUATUOR PARISII recently undertook their fourth major tour of the USA. Recent appearances have included concerts in France, Spain, Turkey, Hungary, Germany; an extensive tour throughout the Irish Republic, as well as numerous recitals in the UK Including the Wigmore Hall, St John's Smith Square, and the Warwick & Fishguard Festivals. During 1999-2000 they will give concerts at major venues and festivals throughout the UK and Europe and will undertake an extensive tour of Japan and the USA an well as performances In Australia.
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