Biography

Tetzlaff Quartet

Praised by The New York Times for its “dramatic, energetic playing of clean intensity”, the Tetzlaff Quartet is one of today’s leading string quartets. Since 1994 Christian Tetzlaff, Elisabeth Kufferath, Hanna Weinmeister and Tanja Tetzlaff have toured several times each season performing concerts that regularly receive great critical acclaim.

They are frequent guests at international festivals, perform regularly at the prestigious Wigmore Hall in London and have also appeared at the Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Vienna’s Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Herkulessaal in Munich and the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.

The Quartet has made four highly acclaimed tours to North America. Each tour included an appearance at Carnegie Hall with additional performances in major music centers such as San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington DC, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Orange County, UC/Berkeley and Princeton University.

The quartet’s first recording with music by Schönberg and Sibelius was released by CAvi-music in 2010, while the second recording, with music by Berg and Mendelssohn, received the prestigious “Diapason d’or” in 2015. In 2017 Ondine released a CD with music of Haydn and Schubert, followed in 2020 by a CD with two of the late string quartets of Beethoven.

Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Described as “one of the most brilliant and inquisitive artists of the new generation” (The New York Times), Christian Tetzlaff is a regular guest with the world's leading orchestras and festivals. He also enjoys collaborations with the most distinguished chamber musicians, including recital partners Leif Ove Andsnes and Lars Vogt. He plays a Peter Greiner violin.

Elisabeth Kufferath, violin

Elisabeth Kufferath is a regular guest at international music festivals including Lucerne, Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Ravinia and Aspen. Her regular chamber music partners include Lars Vogt, Antje Weithaas and Isabelle Faust. Currently a Professor of Violin at the Conservatory for Music and Theatre in Hannover, she plays a Peter Greiner violin.

Hanna Weinmeister, viola

Currently First Concertmaster at Opernhaus Zürich, Hanna Weinmeister has worked with Leonidas Kavakos, Heinz Holliger, Gidon Kremer and Benjamin Schmid among others. She plays a Peter Greiner viola.

Tanja Tetzlaff, cello

A frequent guest with many international orchestras, Tanja Tetzlaff is especially dedicated to chamber music and regularly plays with Lars Vogt, Martin Fröst and Carolin Widmann. She plays a violoncello of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1776.