Pellegrini Quartet


The Pellegrini Quartet is an important international string quartet ensemble. It was founded in 1989 in Freiburg im Breisgau and is named after its first violinist Antonio Pellegrini.

Presentation

A main concern of the ensemble is the juxtaposition of the traditional and the experimental. In this respect, the ensemble's repertoire includes works of the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Viennese Classic, the early modern as well as composers of the second half of the 20th century. The Pellegrini Quartet has worked closely with contemporary composers Klaus Huber, Péter Eötvös, Salvatore Sciarrino and Walter Levin. The quartet has performed works by Adriana Hölszky, Erhard Grosskopf, Peter Kleindienst and Juliane Klein.
Their discography focuses on works by contemporary composers.

Members